Jodhpurजोधपुर
36.9 lakh people. Larger than Mongolia, Qatar, or Jamaica. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 36,87,165 (36.9 lakh)
- Area
- 22,850 km²
- Headquarters
- Jodhpur
₹15,840 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Jodhpur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Jodhpur · PLP 2023-24
₹15,840 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹6,671 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,889 cr
Export credit
₹2,014 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,377 cr
Jodhpur's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sees about ₹15,840 crore of lending potential across this large desert district. Unusually, small business (MSME) is the single biggest sector at ₹6,671 crore (42.1%) — bigger than all of farming — split into ₹6,296 crore of investment/term loans and ₹375 crore of working capital. All of agriculture and allied activity comes second at ₹6,083 crore (38.4%), and Jodhpur also has a strikingly large export-credit line of ₹2,014 crore (12.7%), driven by its famous handicraft and textile trade.
The biggest single farm opportunity is crop loans (₹3,889 crore): bajra is the main crop, alongside wheat, cumin (jeera), guar, cotton, groundnut, moong and moth. Dairy is the standout allied line at ₹739 crore, backed by a huge livestock base — over 10 lakh cattle, 6 lakh sheep and 16 lakh goats. Farm mechanisation (₹290 crore) and water resources (₹152 crore) follow. Food and agro-processing potential is ₹144 crore, and there is ₹244 crore for storage and market yards. FPOs are being built in 8 panchayat samitis, with CAZRI running nursery pilots at Palri Ranawaton, Bhopalgarh and Dantiwada.
The plan's own warnings: there are almost no processing units for bajra, moong, moth, groundnut, methi, isabgol or jeera; no cotton ginning units despite the potential; very few food-processing and packaging units; and over-exploited groundwater has pushed the water table very deep.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans are the biggest single farm opportunity at ₹3,889 cr (24.55% of the plan); bajra is the main crop, with wheat, jeera (cumin), guar, cotton, groundnut, moong, moth, castor and gram also grown across the district's 21 blocks and 1,886 revenue villages
- Dairy is the standout allied activity with an animal-husbandry–dairy term-loan potential of ₹739 cr; Jodhpur has a very large livestock base — 2019 census counts of 10,69,027 cattle, 3,17,852 buffaloes, 6,19,468 sheep and 16,40,570 goats, including Marwari sheep and Tharparkar/Jersey cattle and camels
- MSME is the single largest sector at ₹6,671 cr (42.12%), bigger than all of agriculture — ₹6,296 cr investment/term credit plus ₹375 cr working capital — anchored by Jodhpur's handloom, handicraft and raw-material-based industries
- Export credit is unusually large at ₹2,014 cr (12.71%), reflecting Jodhpur's handicraft, textile and processed-goods export trade
- Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are being promoted to raise farmer incomes; under the Central Sector Scheme, FPOs for various agri produce are being formed in 8 panchayat samitis, and CAZRI (Central Arid Zone Research Institute) is running a pilot nursery project in Palri Ranawaton, Bhopalgarh and Dantiwada, Mandore blocks as a supplementary farmer income source
- Food & agro-processing credit potential is ₹144 cr; the district's crops — bajra, moong, moth, groundnut, methi, isabgol and jeera — plus cotton offer strong scope for processing units and cotton ginning (extracting binola/cottonseed)
Gaps the plan names
- There is a near-total absence of processing units for the district's crops — bajra, moong, moth, groundnut, methi, isabgol and jeera all lack dedicated processing facilities, so raw produce leaves the district without value addition
- There is scope but no ginning units for cotton (units that extract binola/cottonseed from cotton) — a clear gap to be filled
- Food-processing and packaging units are very few in number and need to be substantially increased; the state has vast untapped potential for food-grain processing units
- Groundwater is over-exploited: the main irrigation source is tubewells and wells, but excessive extraction has pushed the water table very deep, limiting year-round production
- Achieving the assessed PLP targets requires coordinated effort from government departments, banks, farmers, entrepreneurs and NGOs, without which the district's full potential across sectors cannot be realised
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans are the biggest single farm opportunity at ₹3,889 cr (24.55% of the plan); bajra is the main crop, with wheat, jeera (cumin), guar, cotton, groundnut, moong, moth, castor and gram also grown across the district's 21 blocks and 1,886 revenue villages
- Dairy is the standout allied activity with an animal-husbandry–dairy term-loan potential of ₹739 cr; Jodhpur has a very large livestock base — 2019 census counts of 10,69,027 cattle, 3,17,852 buffaloes, 6,19,468 sheep and 16,40,570 goats, including Marwari sheep and Tharparkar/Jersey cattle and camels
- MSME is the single largest sector at ₹6,671 cr (42.12%), bigger than all of agriculture — ₹6,296 cr investment/term credit plus ₹375 cr working capital — anchored by Jodhpur's handloom, handicraft and raw-material-based industries
- Export credit is unusually large at ₹2,014 cr (12.71%), reflecting Jodhpur's handicraft, textile and processed-goods export trade
- Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are being promoted to raise farmer incomes; under the Central Sector Scheme, FPOs for various agri produce are being formed in 8 panchayat samitis, and CAZRI (Central Arid Zone Research Institute) is running a pilot nursery project in Palri Ranawaton, Bhopalgarh and Dantiwada, Mandore blocks as a supplementary farmer income source
- Food & agro-processing credit potential is ₹144 cr; the district's crops — bajra, moong, moth, groundnut, methi, isabgol and jeera — plus cotton offer strong scope for processing units and cotton ginning (extracting binola/cottonseed)
Gaps the plan names
- There is a near-total absence of processing units for the district's crops — bajra, moong, moth, groundnut, methi, isabgol and jeera all lack dedicated processing facilities, so raw produce leaves the district without value addition
- There is scope but no ginning units for cotton (units that extract binola/cottonseed from cotton) — a clear gap to be filled
- Food-processing and packaging units are very few in number and need to be substantially increased; the state has vast untapped potential for food-grain processing units
- Groundwater is over-exploited: the main irrigation source is tubewells and wells, but excessive extraction has pushed the water table very deep, limiting year-round production
- Achieving the assessed PLP targets requires coordinated effort from government departments, banks, farmers, entrepreneurs and NGOs, without which the district's full potential across sectors cannot be realised
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About Jodhpur
Jodhpur district is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Source: Wikipedia — Jodhpur district
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