Paliपाली
20.4 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 20,37,573 (20.4 lakh)
- Area
- 12,387 km²
- Headquarters
- Pali
₹5,302 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Pali.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Pali · PLP 2023-24
₹5,302 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing (short-term crop loan)
₹2,175 cr
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹1,717 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹560 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹301 cr
NABARD pegs Pali's 2023-24 credit potential at about Rs 5,302 crore. Farming dominates: roughly Rs 3,224 crore (61%) is farm-related, while non-farm business (MSME) accounts for Rs 1,717 crore (32%). The single biggest slice is ordinary crop loans at Rs 2,175 crore for growers of bajra, moong, moth, maize and henna (monsoon) and wheat, gram, mustard, taramira and castor (winter).
Beyond crops, three concrete clusters stand out. Livestock is a core livelihood — the district has around 3.3 lakh buffaloes, 8.5 lakh sheep and 7.7 lakh goats, with 541 dairy cooperatives, so NABARD sets aside dairy (Rs 131 cr) and sheep/goat (Rs 71 cr) money. Farm equipment and water together carry about Rs 285 crore (tractors/machinery Rs 173 cr, irrigation Rs 112 cr). Food and agro-processing offers Rs 31 crore, and there is room for 20-plus agro-based units; industry is strong in textiles, mehndi and lime, concentrated around Jaitaran, Sojat and Falna. Mandis at Pali, Sumerpur, Sojat, Rani and Marwar Junction anchor trade.
The plan's own gaps: too little storage, marketing and food-processing capacity; solar power is under-used and factories lack steady electricity; every block needs a soil-testing lab and stronger farm extension; irrigation, animal health and milk routes need upgrading; and with holdings shrinking and 70%-plus of farmers needing extra income, the non-farm sector must grow to soak up rural labour.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at Rs 2,175.44 cr for kharif bajra, moong, moth, maize and mehndi (henna) and rabi wheat, gram, mustard, taramira and castor; the exec summary flags strong potential in mustard, taramira and cumin (jeera)
- Term-loan potential is led by farm mechanisation (Rs 173.14 cr), dairy development (Rs 131.00 cr), water resources / minor irrigation (Rs 111.96 cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (Rs 71.08 cr)
- Livestock is a mainstay: 2019 census shows about 3.29 lakh buffaloes, 3.69 lakh indigenous cattle, 8.51 lakh indigenous sheep and 7.67 lakh goats, with 541 dairy cooperative societies and 186 milk collection centres
- Food and agro-processing carries Rs 30.71 cr of potential; the district already has 18 food (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea) processing units, 16 spice/masala units and 22 milk chilling/processing units, and the PLP calls for more organised storage, marketing and processing of farm produce
- MSME potential of Rs 1,716.99 cr (Rs 1,146.17 cr investment + Rs 570.83 cr working capital); scope for 20+ agro-based industrial units (agro-processing, agro-food, value addition, packaging, grading); 118 Stand Up India loans were sanctioned up to March 2022
- NABARD is running 1,279 WADI project units in the district and sanctioned 500 fresh WADI units (Rs 298.97 lakh to Ambuja Cement Foundation) over a 7-year operating period, plus a rural haat at Koyalwav gram panchayat in tribal Bali tehsil so tribal producers can sell locally
Gaps the plan names
- Farm produce needs organised storage, marketing and especially food processing — the PLP flags this as a priority to lift the farm sector (storage/warehousing carries Rs 265.74 cr of potential)
- Solar/renewable energy is barely tapped and the district urgently needs to harness it; industries also need uninterrupted power supply
- Soil testing laboratories should be set up in every block, the existing extension network strengthened and technology deployed through on-farm demonstrations for better equipment and mechanisation
- Irrigation must be improved, animal health services upgraded and the number of milk routes increased to convert projected potential into credit flow
- Land holdings keep shrinking and over 70% of farmers need supplementary income; developing the non-farm sector is essential to absorb the growing rural workforce and check unemployment
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at Rs 2,175.44 cr for kharif bajra, moong, moth, maize and mehndi (henna) and rabi wheat, gram, mustard, taramira and castor; the exec summary flags strong potential in mustard, taramira and cumin (jeera)
- Term-loan potential is led by farm mechanisation (Rs 173.14 cr), dairy development (Rs 131.00 cr), water resources / minor irrigation (Rs 111.96 cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (Rs 71.08 cr)
- Livestock is a mainstay: 2019 census shows about 3.29 lakh buffaloes, 3.69 lakh indigenous cattle, 8.51 lakh indigenous sheep and 7.67 lakh goats, with 541 dairy cooperative societies and 186 milk collection centres
- Food and agro-processing carries Rs 30.71 cr of potential; the district already has 18 food (rice/flour/dal/oil/tea) processing units, 16 spice/masala units and 22 milk chilling/processing units, and the PLP calls for more organised storage, marketing and processing of farm produce
- MSME potential of Rs 1,716.99 cr (Rs 1,146.17 cr investment + Rs 570.83 cr working capital); scope for 20+ agro-based industrial units (agro-processing, agro-food, value addition, packaging, grading); 118 Stand Up India loans were sanctioned up to March 2022
- NABARD is running 1,279 WADI project units in the district and sanctioned 500 fresh WADI units (Rs 298.97 lakh to Ambuja Cement Foundation) over a 7-year operating period, plus a rural haat at Koyalwav gram panchayat in tribal Bali tehsil so tribal producers can sell locally
Gaps the plan names
- Farm produce needs organised storage, marketing and especially food processing — the PLP flags this as a priority to lift the farm sector (storage/warehousing carries Rs 265.74 cr of potential)
- Solar/renewable energy is barely tapped and the district urgently needs to harness it; industries also need uninterrupted power supply
- Soil testing laboratories should be set up in every block, the existing extension network strengthened and technology deployed through on-farm demonstrations for better equipment and mechanisation
- Irrigation must be improved, animal health services upgraded and the number of milk routes increased to convert projected potential into credit flow
- Land holdings keep shrinking and over 70% of farmers need supplementary income; developing the non-farm sector is essential to absorb the growing rural workforce and check unemployment
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About Pali
Pali district is a district in Rajasthan, India. The city of Pali is its administrative headquarters. Pali is also known as the Industrial/Textile City and has been a hub for merchant activities for centuries. It has a rich heritage and culture, including beautiful Jain temples and other elaborate monuments.
Source: Wikipedia — Pali district
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