Banswaraबांसवाड़ा
18.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 17,97,485 (18.0 lakh)
- Area
- 5,037 km²
- Headquarters
- Banswara
₹3,380 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Banswara.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Banswara · PLP 2023-24
₹3,380 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing (crop loan)
₹1,742 cr
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹500 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹473 cr
Others (loans to SHG, JLG, PMJDY etc.)
₹204 cr
Banswara's 2023-24 credit plan sizes up Rs 3,379.97 crore of priority-sector lending potential. It is an overwhelmingly farm district: agriculture accounts for Rs 2,489.96 cr (about 74%) while MSME is Rs 500.07 cr (about 15%); housing, SHG/JLG loans and other categories make up the rest.
The biggest single opportunity by far is the crop loan at Rs 1,741.56 cr - maize, wheat, paddy, soybean, cotton, pulses and mustard, with maize able to grow all year. Beyond field crops, three clusters stand out. Dairy and livestock is the largest investment opportunity at Rs 231.73 cr, backed by a new NABARD dairy-and-goat scheme in Banswara block. Food processing, grading and packaging has wide scope given the district's farm base and the research farms at Borwat Farm, Basad and Benedia; the plan wants oil mills, dal mills, pickle-murabba, bread-bakery and cattle-feed units set up with District Industries Centre support. Horticulture (guava, mango, aonla and vegetables) adds Rs 49.01 cr and farm mechanisation another Rs 59.61 cr.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: weak physical infrastructure, low awareness and literacy, and a shortage of warehouses, cold storages and marketing yards. Cooperative societies lend only about Rs 0.47 lakh per member on average, and the bank-branch network in Kushalgarh, Ghatol and Bagidora tehsils needs strengthening.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loan dominates the plan at Rs 1741.56 cr (51.63%); main crops are maize, wheat, paddy, soybean, moong, arhar, urad, cotton, sugarcane, guar, gram, barley and mustard, with maize grown year-round thanks to the climate
- Dairy is the biggest term-loan opportunity at Rs 231.73 cr; NABARD has launched a Dairy & Goat-rearing Area Development Scheme in Banswara block to link poor households and farmers to institutional credit
- Food processing, grading and packaging units have strong scope given the district is agriculture-led; supported by Krishi Anusandhan Kendra Borwat Farm (~45 ha) plus the fruit research centre and Basad/Benedia farm sub-centres at Banswara
- Horticulture and plantation potential of Rs 49.01 cr - fruits like guava (amrud), mango and aonla, and vegetables like tomato, bottle gourd, cauliflower and brinjal suit the soil/climate
- Farm mechanisation credit of Rs 59.61 cr for tractors, power tillers and harvesters
- MSME potential of Rs 500.07 cr - district wants oil mills, dal mills, pickle-murabba, bread-bakery and cattle-feed processing units set up with DIC and bank support
Gaps the plan names
- Shortage of basic infrastructure combined with low awareness, low literacy and technical unfamiliarity is choking the flow of credit across sectors
- Need to set up more warehouses, cold storages and marketing infrastructure to encourage the farm sector
- Agro-based industry and processing need to be promoted; awareness/training programmes via linkage agencies are required so entrepreneurs understand the processing sector
- Most credit cooperative societies cannot meet members' credit needs (average only Rs 0.47 lakh per member), forcing members to borrow from other banks at a loss to the societies
- Bank branch network in Kushalgarh, Ghatol and Bagidora tehsils needs strengthening, as population-per-branch is high there
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loan dominates the plan at Rs 1741.56 cr (51.63%); main crops are maize, wheat, paddy, soybean, moong, arhar, urad, cotton, sugarcane, guar, gram, barley and mustard, with maize grown year-round thanks to the climate
- Dairy is the biggest term-loan opportunity at Rs 231.73 cr; NABARD has launched a Dairy & Goat-rearing Area Development Scheme in Banswara block to link poor households and farmers to institutional credit
- Food processing, grading and packaging units have strong scope given the district is agriculture-led; supported by Krishi Anusandhan Kendra Borwat Farm (~45 ha) plus the fruit research centre and Basad/Benedia farm sub-centres at Banswara
- Horticulture and plantation potential of Rs 49.01 cr - fruits like guava (amrud), mango and aonla, and vegetables like tomato, bottle gourd, cauliflower and brinjal suit the soil/climate
- Farm mechanisation credit of Rs 59.61 cr for tractors, power tillers and harvesters
- MSME potential of Rs 500.07 cr - district wants oil mills, dal mills, pickle-murabba, bread-bakery and cattle-feed processing units set up with DIC and bank support
Gaps the plan names
- Shortage of basic infrastructure combined with low awareness, low literacy and technical unfamiliarity is choking the flow of credit across sectors
- Need to set up more warehouses, cold storages and marketing infrastructure to encourage the farm sector
- Agro-based industry and processing need to be promoted; awareness/training programmes via linkage agencies are required so entrepreneurs understand the processing sector
- Most credit cooperative societies cannot meet members' credit needs (average only Rs 0.47 lakh per member), forcing members to borrow from other banks at a loss to the societies
- Bank branch network in Kushalgarh, Ghatol and Bagidora tehsils needs strengthening, as population-per-branch is high there
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About Banswara
Banswara district has an area of 5,037 km2 (1,945 sq mi), which is 1.47% of Rajasthan state, India. The city of Banswara is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by Udaipur District, on the northeast by Pratapgarh District, on the east and southeast by Madhya Pradesh state, on the southwest by Gujarat state, and on the west by Dungarpur District. Banswara district is located in Southernmost district in Rajasthan.
Source: Wikipedia — Banswara district
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