Dholpurधोलपुर
12.1 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 12,06,516 (12.1 lakh)
- Area
- 3,034 km²
- Headquarters
- Dholpur
₹1,393 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Dholpur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Dholpur · PLP 2023-24
₹1,393 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹773 cr
MSME
₹222 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹85 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹76 cr
Dholpur's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sees about Rs 1,393 crore of lending potential. Farming dominates: agriculture and allied activities make up Rs 1,031 crore (74%), while small businesses (MSME) account for Rs 222 crore (16%). The rest is housing (Rs 50 cr), SHG/JLG lending (Rs 53 cr), education, exports and renewable energy.
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop loans - Rs 773 crore - on the district's staples: bajra, wheat, mustard, guar, gram and jowar. Beyond field crops, three clusters stand out. Dairy and livestock: dairy term loans alone are worth Rs 34 crore, with sheep-goat-piggery adding Rs 12 crore, backed by large buffalo and cattle herds. Storage and processing: warehouses, cold storage and market yards are pegged at Rs 46 crore, and food/agro-processing units at Rs 39 crore - NABARD notes the district has very few such units despite big potential in bajra, wheat and mustard processing. Small industry: Rs 222 crore for MSMEs, split between machinery/setup (Rs 130 cr) and working capital (Rs 93 cr), with the District Industry Centre asked to push oil mills, dal mills, pickle units and cattle feed.
The plan's own concerns: too few processing and packaging units, low entrepreneur awareness, a below-norm credit-deposit ratio of 59.67%, weak long-term farm lending (only 12.26% of farm credit), and poor loan recovery. It urges FPO promotion, JLG-based lending for tenant and marginal farmers, and tighter coordination between banks and government departments.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loan potential of Rs 772.73 cr on the district's main crops - bajra, wheat, mustard, guar, til, gram, jowar and barley; mustard covered 97495 ha and wheat 42664 ha in 2021-22.
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at Rs 33.54 cr; district has 20,000 crossbred and 48,000 indigenous cattle plus 3.7 lakh buffaloes, with milk output about 388 lakh litres/day-equivalent.
- Plantation, horticulture and sericulture term-loan potential of Rs 16.34 cr, and sheep-goat-piggery Rs 12.06 cr, across the 6 blocks (Dholpur, Bari, Baseri, Sepau, Rajakhera).
- Storage and market-yard infrastructure (warehouses, godowns, cold storage) assessed at Rs 46.46 cr to help farmers protect and market their produce.
- Food and agro-processing units assessed at Rs 38.86 cr; NABARD flags rich scope for bajra, wheat and mustard-based processing given very few existing food-processing/packaging units.
- MSME credit potential of Rs 222.40 cr (Rs 129.60 cr investment + Rs 92.80 cr working capital), with District Industry Centre asked to promote grain/food, oil-mill, dal-mill, pickle-murabba and cattle-feed units.
Gaps the plan names
- Very few food-processing and packaging units in the district; the District Industry Centre and banks need to promote grain/food, oil-mill, dal-mill, pickle-murabba and cattle-feed processing so value is captured locally.
- Weak awareness among entrepreneurs about the processing sector - multiple agencies need to run awareness and training programmes.
- Credit-deposit ratio was 59.67% (as of 31 Mar 2022), below the 60% national norm, signalling under-lending against local potential.
- Long-term/investment credit is thin - term loans were only 12.26% of total agriculture credit in 2021-22, so capital formation in agriculture needs a deliberate push.
- Recovery of old defaulted loans is a drag; banks must work with government to step up recovery, and better inter-departmental coordination is needed to route scheme funds through bank credit.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loan potential of Rs 772.73 cr on the district's main crops - bajra, wheat, mustard, guar, til, gram, jowar and barley; mustard covered 97495 ha and wheat 42664 ha in 2021-22.
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at Rs 33.54 cr; district has 20,000 crossbred and 48,000 indigenous cattle plus 3.7 lakh buffaloes, with milk output about 388 lakh litres/day-equivalent.
- Plantation, horticulture and sericulture term-loan potential of Rs 16.34 cr, and sheep-goat-piggery Rs 12.06 cr, across the 6 blocks (Dholpur, Bari, Baseri, Sepau, Rajakhera).
- Storage and market-yard infrastructure (warehouses, godowns, cold storage) assessed at Rs 46.46 cr to help farmers protect and market their produce.
- Food and agro-processing units assessed at Rs 38.86 cr; NABARD flags rich scope for bajra, wheat and mustard-based processing given very few existing food-processing/packaging units.
- MSME credit potential of Rs 222.40 cr (Rs 129.60 cr investment + Rs 92.80 cr working capital), with District Industry Centre asked to promote grain/food, oil-mill, dal-mill, pickle-murabba and cattle-feed units.
Gaps the plan names
- Very few food-processing and packaging units in the district; the District Industry Centre and banks need to promote grain/food, oil-mill, dal-mill, pickle-murabba and cattle-feed processing so value is captured locally.
- Weak awareness among entrepreneurs about the processing sector - multiple agencies need to run awareness and training programmes.
- Credit-deposit ratio was 59.67% (as of 31 Mar 2022), below the 60% national norm, signalling under-lending against local potential.
- Long-term/investment credit is thin - term loans were only 12.26% of total agriculture credit in 2021-22, so capital formation in agriculture needs a deliberate push.
- Recovery of old defaulted loans is a drag; banks must work with government to step up recovery, and better inter-departmental coordination is needed to route scheme funds through bank credit.
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About Dholpur
Dholpur district is a district of eastern Rajasthan state in Northern India. The town of Dholpur is the district headquarters. Dholpur District is a part of Bharatpur Divisional Commissionerate. It was carved out from the erstwhile Bharatpur District on 15 April 1982.
Source: Wikipedia — Dholpur district
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