Nilam

Bundiबूँदी

11.1 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.

Population
11,10,906 (11.1 lakh)
Headquarters
Bundi
ODOP: Rice
RiceSandstoneBundi Step-WellsHadoti Belt

₹5,457 cr

of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bundi.

Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24

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Bundi miniature-painting experience and retail studio

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A walk-in painting studio in Bundi old town that sells authentic Hadoti-school miniatures and runs paid half-day workshops for the heritage tourists already visiting the Garh Palace and step-wells.

Capex
₹10–22 lakh
Payback
3 years payback
Risk
Moderate
Tourism-SubsidyDCH

NABARD's plan for Bundi · PLP 2023-24

₹5,457 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government

Crop production, maintenance & marketing

₹3,392 cr

Term loans for agriculture & allied activities

₹670 cr

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

₹409 cr

Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)

₹344 cr

Bundi's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 estimates about Rs 5,457 crore of lending potential. It is overwhelmingly a farming district: agriculture accounts for Rs 4,793 crore (87.8%) and non-farm MSME for just Rs 409 crore (7.5%). The single biggest slice is short-term crop loans at Rs 3,392 crore (62%) - mainly rabi wheat and mustard and kharif soyabean, paddy, maize and urad. As groundwater falls and the sugar mills have closed, farmers are moving from paddy/sugarcane toward soyabean and maize.

Beyond crop loans, the clearest business openings are: dairy (Rs 186 crore of term credit, with 511 milk-producer societies already supplying Kota Dairy), farm mechanisation (Rs 178 crore), food & agro processing (Rs 317 crore, on top of the existing rice mills, oil mills and wheat-processing units), and horticulture such as guava, lemon and papaya (Rs 98 crore). On the non-farm side, MSME opportunity (Rs 409 crore) is built around Bundi's sandstone cutting-and-polishing units, brick kilns and the surviving lac-bangle handicraft. Warehousing credit adds Rs 169 crore against roughly 2,25,000 MT of existing storage.

The plan's own gaps are practical: the district urgently needs quality seed and seed-processing units, a mega food park and testing labs; animal breeding, a semen bank, vaccination and veterinary support; and much stronger recovery of old overdue loans, especially at the cooperative and land-development banks.

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What the plan promotes

  • Crop loan of Rs 3391.98 cr dominates the plan (62.16%) - rabi wheat and mustard, kharif soyabean, paddy, maize and urad; cropping is shifting to soyabean/maize as groundwater falls and sugar mills have closed
  • Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan opportunity at Rs 186.38 cr; the district has 511 registered milk-producer societies supplying Kota Dairy and the PLP says more bank credit is needed here
  • Farm mechanisation term credit of Rs 178.18 cr and water-resources/irrigation credit of Rs 98.71 cr against a net sown area of about 2.66 lakh ha
  • Food & agro processing potential of Rs 316.93 cr - existing units are rice mills, oil mills and wheat grinding/processing, and new central/state processing schemes are expected to boost the cluster
  • Plantation & horticulture credit of Rs 98.01 cr - guava, lemon and papaya fruit; peas, okra, ratalu, tomato, cabbage and arbi vegetables
  • MSME potential of Rs 409.36 cr anchored on sandstone (bhalua patthar) cutting & polishing units and clay/brick kilns, plus the surviving lac-bangle handicraft in Bundi town

Gaps the plan names

  • Agriculture needs improved/quality seed, seed-processing units, a mega food park, a quality-testing lab and a hi-tech lab - all described as urgently required
  • Animal husbandry lacks breeding facilities, a semen bank, vaccination cover, improved breeds, veterinary hospitals and cattle fairs (pashu mele)
  • Weak loan recovery - banks must work with government to recover old overdue (avadhipar) loans, especially at Bundi Central Cooperative Bank and the Land Development Bank
  • Basic infrastructure gaps across agriculture, horticulture, land development, minor irrigation and financial inclusion limit realisation of potential; targeted government-scheme convergence is needed
  • More bank credit must reach the dairy sector and the underserved milk-producer societies, and warehousing/cold-storage credit needs to expand

Value-chain gaps

Money this district loses today

Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.

Rice: raw paddy → milled, graded & branded rice

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Raw 85%Processed 15%

Bundi's Hadoti paddy is sold largely as raw grain to mills outside the district that capture the milling and branding margin. Locally milled, sorted, graded, and branded rice in retail packs commands a meaningful premium over raw paddy, while bran and husk add by-product revenue. A modern mill and packing brand keeps the conversion value in the district's rice belt.

Growth signal

Demand for branded, graded packaged rice is rising in Indian retail.

Sandstone: raw blocks → cut tiles, cladding & carved decor

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Raw 85%Processed 15%

Bundi's sandstone leaves the district mostly as rough quarried blocks sold to processors who add the value. Cut and calibrated tiles, wall cladding, paving, and carved heritage-style decor command several times the raw-block price and serve construction and landscaping buyers. A local cutting, calibration, and carving cluster captures the finishing margin instead of exporting raw rock.

Growth signal

Demand for natural-stone cladding and landscaping products is growing with construction activity.

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What this district has

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Tourism

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About Bundi

Bundi district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Bundi is the district headquarters. It has an area of 5,550 km2 and a population of 1,110,906. It is divided into 5 tehsils which are: Bundi, Hindoli, Nainwa, Keshoraipatan and Indergarh.

Source: Wikipedia — Bundi district

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