Ajmerअजमेर
25.8 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 25,83,052 (25.8 lakh)
- Area
- 8,481 km²
- Headquarters
- Ajmer
₹10,091 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Ajmer.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Ajmer · PLP 2023-24
₹10,091 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹4,616 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,476 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹772 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹421 cr
Ajmer's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sees about ₹10,091 crore of lending potential across the district. Almost exactly half (₹4,955 crore, 49.1%) is farming and allied activity, and a very close second half is small business (MSME) at ₹4,616 crore, 45.7% — split into ₹3,039 crore of investment/term loans and ₹1,577 crore of working capital. Unusually for a rural district, industry is nearly as big as agriculture here.
The biggest single opportunity is crop loans (₹3,476 crore): jowar, bajra, maize, wheat, mustard and barley dominate, but rose and amla are grown at large scale and turned into gulkand, rose-water, amla candy, pickle and murabba — a ready base for food processing (₹101 crore). Dairy is the standout allied line at ₹310 crore, with poultry, sheep and goat adding more. On the industry side, Kishangarh's marble, cement and stone-cutting cluster and Kekri's granite quarries anchor MSME lending, helped by NH-8 and the new Kishangarh airport. Ajmer is also a major tourism centre thanks to Pushkar and the Ajmer Sharif dargah. There is ₹291 crore for storage and market yards and strong momentum in off-season vegetables under poly-house and drip irrigation.
The plan's own warnings: all 11 blocks are in the groundwater dark zone and water scarcity is the top constraint; land is small and fragmented; there is no Mega Food Park or facility centre yet; the credit-deposit ratio needs lifting; and 73 villages still lack electricity.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans are the biggest single opportunity at ₹3,476 cr (34.45% of the plan); jowar, bajra, moong, maize, wheat, mustard and barley are the main crops, with rose and amla grown at large scale in the district
- Rose flowers are turned into gulkand, rose-water and gulab sharbat, and amla into candy, pickle and murabba — a strong base for food-processing value addition; food & agro-processing credit potential is ₹101.40 cr
- Dairy is the district's most important allied activity with an animal-husbandry–dairy term-loan potential of ₹309.79 cr; total animal husbandry (dairy, poultry, sheep/goat/piggery) potential is around ₹545 cr
- 18 Farmer Producer Companies (FPOs) are already working in the district, promoting aggregation of production in farm and non-farm activities; the plan targets building FPOs for the district's 1.42 lakh small and marginal farmers
- Kishangarh tehsil is a major industrial cluster — marble cutting, cement, mineral grinding, machine-making, stone-cutting, wood-work, cotton spinning & processing, ginning, stone-dressing and food processing — and Kekri block granite quarries provide widespread employment
- MSME is nearly as large as all of agriculture at ₹4,616 cr (45.74%); NH-8 running Kishangarh–Ajmer–Beawar toward Udaipur and Ahmedabad, plus the new Kishangarh airport, have opened up trade with major cities
Gaps the plan names
- All 11 blocks of Ajmer district fall in the dark-zone (over-exploited groundwater) category; water availability is the district's biggest problem, so farmers cannot get year-round production from their fields
- Small and fragmented land holdings, lack of investment in agriculture, weak policies, poor use of natural resources, inadequate irrigation facilities and low FPO capacity mean farmers do not get a fair price for their crops
- Absence of a facility centre and other basic infrastructure means food-processing units are not developing fast; setting up a Mega Food Park would boost capital investment
- Credit–deposit ratio (61.91% in 2021-22, near the 60% national norm) needs to be improved through continuous DLRC/DCC/BLBC follow-up with banks
- Only 1,067 of the district's 1,140 villages have electricity — full village electrification is needed to support rural economic activity
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans are the biggest single opportunity at ₹3,476 cr (34.45% of the plan); jowar, bajra, moong, maize, wheat, mustard and barley are the main crops, with rose and amla grown at large scale in the district
- Rose flowers are turned into gulkand, rose-water and gulab sharbat, and amla into candy, pickle and murabba — a strong base for food-processing value addition; food & agro-processing credit potential is ₹101.40 cr
- Dairy is the district's most important allied activity with an animal-husbandry–dairy term-loan potential of ₹309.79 cr; total animal husbandry (dairy, poultry, sheep/goat/piggery) potential is around ₹545 cr
- 18 Farmer Producer Companies (FPOs) are already working in the district, promoting aggregation of production in farm and non-farm activities; the plan targets building FPOs for the district's 1.42 lakh small and marginal farmers
- Kishangarh tehsil is a major industrial cluster — marble cutting, cement, mineral grinding, machine-making, stone-cutting, wood-work, cotton spinning & processing, ginning, stone-dressing and food processing — and Kekri block granite quarries provide widespread employment
- MSME is nearly as large as all of agriculture at ₹4,616 cr (45.74%); NH-8 running Kishangarh–Ajmer–Beawar toward Udaipur and Ahmedabad, plus the new Kishangarh airport, have opened up trade with major cities
Gaps the plan names
- All 11 blocks of Ajmer district fall in the dark-zone (over-exploited groundwater) category; water availability is the district's biggest problem, so farmers cannot get year-round production from their fields
- Small and fragmented land holdings, lack of investment in agriculture, weak policies, poor use of natural resources, inadequate irrigation facilities and low FPO capacity mean farmers do not get a fair price for their crops
- Absence of a facility centre and other basic infrastructure means food-processing units are not developing fast; setting up a Mega Food Park would boost capital investment
- Credit–deposit ratio (61.91% in 2021-22, near the 60% national norm) needs to be improved through continuous DLRC/DCC/BLBC follow-up with banks
- Only 1,067 of the district's 1,140 villages have electricity — full village electrification is needed to support rural economic activity
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About Ajmer
Ajmer district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is part of the Ajmer division–one of the seven administrative divisions of Rajasthan. The city of Ajmer is the district headquarters. The district is situated in the center part of Rajasthan, and is bounded by Didwana Kuchaman district to the north, Jaipur Rural and Dudu to the north-east, Tonk to the east, Kekri and Beawar to the south, and Nagaur to the west. It has an area of 8,481 km2 (3,275 sq mi), and a population of 2,583,052.
Source: Wikipedia — Ajmer district
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