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Dungarpurडूँगरपुर

13.9 lakh people. Larger than Estonia, Mauritius, or Fiji. Governed as one cell of one state.

Population
13,88,552 (13.9 lakh)
Area
3,770 km²
Headquarters
Dungarpur
ODOP: Granite Products
GraniteGreen MarbleTribal Vagad Belt

₹2,286 cr

of bankable business potential identified by the government in Dungarpur.

Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24

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Bhili tribal craft producer cooperative and D2C brand

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A women-led Bhili craft cooperative that aggregates Vagad-belt cotton textile, terracotta and jewellery into a single design-supported D2C heritage brand for metro and gifting buyers.

Capex
₹5–12 lakh
Payback
2.5 years payback
Risk
Moderate
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NABARD's plan for Dungarpur · PLP 2023-24

₹2,286 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government

Crop production, maintenance & marketing

₹1,063 cr

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

₹337 cr

Term loans for agriculture & allied activities

₹319 cr

Others (SHG / JLG / PMJDY etc.)

₹233 cr

Dungarpur's 2023-24 credit plan sizes total priority-sector potential at Rs 2,286.03 crore. Farming and allied activities take the lion's share at Rs 1,509 crore (66%), with non-farm MSME the next biggest block at Rs 337 crore (15%).

The single largest opportunity is ordinary crop loans, Rs 1,063 crore (47% of the whole plan) — this is a tribal, largely rural district growing maize, wheat, gram, paddy and barley plus vegetables and spices. Among investment loans, dairy leads at Rs 112 crore, backed by roughly 4.3 lakh cattle and 3.3 lakh buffaloes; the plan pushes for more milk-collection centres and farmer-owned milk groups. Horticulture (Rs 40 crore) is a real strength — Dungarpur grows plenty of guava, mango and aonla, the NABARD-backed Vagad Producer Company already processes and sells aonla, and three NABARD wadi orchard projects are running. Food and agro processing carries Rs 67 crore of potential across flour mills, fruit/vegetable and spice units, dairy, meat and animal feed. On the industry side, MSME investment credit is Rs 293 crore, supported by PMEGP, Stand-Up India and Mudra, local marble/soap-stone/rock-phosphate mining and room for at least 20 agro-based units.

The plan is blunt about the roadblocks: right now not one processing unit is actually operating, so farmers lose value on their produce. It flags patchy power, poor roads for moving raw material, too few strong FPOs, and banks that shy away from lending to industrial units — all of which throttle credit today.

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What the plan promotes

  • Crop loan / KCC dominates the plan at Rs 1063.29 cr (46.51%); Dungarpur's main crops are maize, wheat, gram, paddy and barley, with oilseeds, sugarcane, ginger and vegetables (tomato, bottle gourd, cabbage, brinjal, garlic, onion) plus spices (coriander, sesame, ginger, chilli).
  • Dairy is the biggest agri term-loan opportunity at Rs 111.88 cr, backed by ~4.31 lakh cattle and ~3.29 lakh buffaloes (2019 census); PLP urges more milk-collection centres and organising milk producers into FPOs.
  • Plantation & horticulture Rs 40.07 cr: district is strong in guava, mango and aonla; NABARD-supported Vagad Producer Company processes and markets aonla, and 3 NABARD TDF wadi projects (mango, lemon, aonla, guava, pomegranate) are running.
  • Food & agro processing potential Rs 66.77 cr across 1,474 units: 455 aata chakki, 250 fruit/veg (juice/jam/pickle) units, 275 spice units, 188 dairy units, 31 meat & poultry units and 285 animal-feed units.
  • MSME term investment Rs 292.82 cr: PMEGP, Stand-Up India and Mudra loans, with local minerals (marble, soap stone, rock phosphate) and a stated scope for at least 20 agro-based industrial units (agro-processed, agro food, value-addition, packaging, grading).
  • Sheep, goat & piggery Rs 26.12 cr and poultry Rs 20.51 cr build on large livestock numbers (goats ~8.04 lakh, sheep ~65,783 in 2019).

Gaps the plan names

  • Not a single agriculture or food-processing unit is currently operating in the district, so farmers cannot get a fair price for their guava, aonla and maize output; setting up processing units would create jobs for unemployed youth.
  • Weak rural infrastructure, low awareness, low literacy and technical unfamiliarity are choking the flow of credit across sectors; the PLP calls for promoting agri-based industry and processing.
  • Power supply in the district is unsatisfactory and road links for bringing in raw material are poor, both of which hold back industrial and processing units.
  • Shortage of good Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs); building strong FPOs is needed to expand processing, aggregate marketing and cut farmers' input costs.
  • Banks (especially public-sector) are reluctant to fund industrial units for investment capital, pushing entrepreneurs toward RIICO/private lenders; banks demand high-value collateral.

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.

Green marble: raw blocks → finished slabs & tiles

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Raw 85%Processed 15%

Dungarpur's ODOP granite and distinctive green marble are sold mostly as rough blocks to processors outside the Vagad belt. Cut, polished, and calibrated slabs, tiles, and countertops command several times the raw-block price and serve construction and export buyers directly. A local gangsaw and polishing cluster captures the finishing margin that currently leaves with the raw blocks.

Growth signal

Demand for distinctive coloured marble and granite surfaces is rising in premium construction.

Stone offcuts: quarry waste → mosaic, terrazzo & landscaping stone

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Raw 90%Processed 10%

Granite and marble cutting in Dungarpur generates offcut and waste stone sold cheap or dumped rather than reused. Chips and offcuts converted into terrazzo aggregate, mosaic tiles, garden stone, and crushed landscaping material turn waste into saleable products at far higher value than rubble. A small chip-processing line monetises the cutting waste already produced in the cluster.

Growth signal

Demand for terrazzo and decorative landscaping stone is growing with construction trends.

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About Dungarpur

Dungarpur district is a district of the state of Rajasthan is located Southernmost in Rajasthan in western India. The town of Dungarpur is the district headquarters.

Source: Wikipedia — Dungarpur district

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