Alwarअलवर
36.7 lakh people. Larger than Mongolia, Qatar, or Jamaica. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 36,74,179 (36.7 lakh)
- Headquarters
- Alwar
₹15,602 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Alwar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Alwar · PLP 2023-24
₹15,602 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing (crop loan)
₹7,459 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹3,778 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities (investment credit)
₹2,075 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹710 cr
Alwar's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes the district's priority-sector lending potential at about Rs 15,601 crore. Farming and allied activities make up the bulk - roughly Rs 10,697 crore (about 69%) - while MSME (small industry) is the other big block at Rs 3,778 crore (about 24%). The rest is spread across housing, education, renewable energy, exports and social infrastructure.
On the farm side, ordinary crop loans dominate at about Rs 7,459 crore, covering wheat, mustard, bajra, guar, maize, cotton and vegetables. Onion is a major cash crop but farmers lose money for lack of storage, so onion storage and processing units are highlighted. Dairy is the second-biggest earner after crops (about Rs 578 crore of term credit), helped by 1,405 milk societies and nearness to Delhi. Farm machinery (about Rs 589 crore) and fruit orchards like ber, amla and lemon (about Rs 213 crore) round out the big farm opportunities.
Beyond farming, the large industrial belts at Bhiwadi, Alwar, Behror and Neemrana create real openings for small supplier and processing units.
The plan's own warnings: infrastructure is thin, groundwater is over-drawn, and the district badly needs more warehouses, cold storage, processing units and better dairy support (good-breed animals, vets, fodder, milk collection) to actually tap this potential.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loan is the biggest opportunity at Rs 7458.52 cr - main crops are wheat, mustard, bajra, jowar, guar, maize, barley, cotton, sesame, onion and vegetables; mustard-processing and cotton-based units are the leading agro-industries.
- Onion is a key cash crop but growers lose value for want of proper storage - the PLP calls for onion storage and onion-processing units in the district.
- Dairy is the second-largest income source after crops; assessed term-credit potential of Rs 578.31 cr, supported by 1,405 milk-producer societies and closeness to the Delhi/NCR market.
- Farm mechanisation carries Rs 588.96 cr of investment potential as rising unit costs push tractor, power-tiller and harvester demand.
- Horticulture/plantation potential of Rs 213.44 cr - ber, amla, lemon and mausambi (sweet lime) in orchard areas, plus flower cultivation in some pockets.
- Large industrial belts at Bhiwadi, Alwar, Behror, Neemrana and Shahjahanpur create strong scope for small ancillary and supplier units feeding these MSME clusters (total MSME potential Rs 3778.38 cr).
Gaps the plan names
- Basic infrastructure and facilities across sectors are inadequate and the district is heavily dependent on agriculture, so allied and ancillary activities are growing only slowly.
- Groundwater situation is described as worrying (over-exploited / negative net recharge), making better water management and micro-irrigation urgent.
- Shortage of processing units, warehouses and godowns, plus weak infrastructure for fisheries, land development and minor irrigation, holds back full use of potential.
- Onion growers cannot capture full value because proper onion storage facilities do not exist in the district.
- Dairy needs easier access to good-breed milch animals, more veterinary hospitals and vets, quality fodder, artificial-insemination cover, and better milk collection/processing/transport/marketing infrastructure.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loan is the biggest opportunity at Rs 7458.52 cr - main crops are wheat, mustard, bajra, jowar, guar, maize, barley, cotton, sesame, onion and vegetables; mustard-processing and cotton-based units are the leading agro-industries.
- Onion is a key cash crop but growers lose value for want of proper storage - the PLP calls for onion storage and onion-processing units in the district.
- Dairy is the second-largest income source after crops; assessed term-credit potential of Rs 578.31 cr, supported by 1,405 milk-producer societies and closeness to the Delhi/NCR market.
- Farm mechanisation carries Rs 588.96 cr of investment potential as rising unit costs push tractor, power-tiller and harvester demand.
- Horticulture/plantation potential of Rs 213.44 cr - ber, amla, lemon and mausambi (sweet lime) in orchard areas, plus flower cultivation in some pockets.
- Large industrial belts at Bhiwadi, Alwar, Behror, Neemrana and Shahjahanpur create strong scope for small ancillary and supplier units feeding these MSME clusters (total MSME potential Rs 3778.38 cr).
Gaps the plan names
- Basic infrastructure and facilities across sectors are inadequate and the district is heavily dependent on agriculture, so allied and ancillary activities are growing only slowly.
- Groundwater situation is described as worrying (over-exploited / negative net recharge), making better water management and micro-irrigation urgent.
- Shortage of processing units, warehouses and godowns, plus weak infrastructure for fisheries, land development and minor irrigation, holds back full use of potential.
- Onion growers cannot capture full value because proper onion storage facilities do not exist in the district.
- Dairy needs easier access to good-breed milch animals, more veterinary hospitals and vets, quality fodder, artificial-insemination cover, and better milk collection/processing/transport/marketing infrastructure.
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About Alwar
Alwar district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in northern India, whose district headquarters is Alwar city. The district covers 8,337 km2. It is bound on the north by Khairthal Tijara and Kot Behror district of Rajasthan, on the east by Bharatpur district of Rajasthan and Nuh district of Haryana, on the south by Dausa district, and on the west by Jaipur district.
Source: Wikipedia — Alwar district
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