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Rajsamandराजसमंद

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

Population
11,56,597 (11.6 lakh)
Area
4,551 km²
Headquarters
Rajsamand
Established
1991
ODOP: Granite and Marble Products
MarbleGraniteNathdwara (Shrinathji)Kumbhalgarh Fort

₹1,894 cr

of bankable business potential identified by the government in Rajsamand.

Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24

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Kumbhalgarh heritage-stay & guided-tour operator

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Run a small heritage-stay plus guided-experience operation anchored on Kumbhalgarh Fort and the Nathdwara Shrinathji circuit, selling multi-day Mewar itineraries to domestic heritage travellers and inbound culture tourists.

Capex
₹18–40 lakh
Payback
3 years payback
Risk
Moderate
Tourism-SubsidyMSME-Cluster

NABARD's plan for Rajsamand · PLP 2023-24

₹1,894 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government

MSME

₹823 cr

Crop production, maintenance & marketing

₹560 cr

Term loans for agriculture & allied activities

₹290 cr

Agriculture infrastructure

₹264 cr

Rajsamand's 2023-24 credit plan is worth Rs 1,893.60 crore. The money splits almost evenly between farming and small business: agriculture takes Rs 849.79 cr (44.9%) and MSME/small industry takes Rs 822.88 cr (43.5%), with the rest going to housing, education, exports, solar and self-help groups.

On the farm side, plain crop loans dominate at Rs 559.60 cr - this is maize country in the monsoon and wheat in winter, spread across roughly 145,755 mostly small holdings. The next real openings are dairy (Rs 74.27 cr), sheep, goat and pig rearing (Rs 22.03 cr) and fast-growing fruit orchards - amla, mango, papaya, lime and custard apple - worth about Rs 15.31 cr. Because water is scarce (five blocks are over-pumped), lending for drip and sprinkler systems, poly houses and farm machinery adds another Rs 57 cr.

For non-farm entrepreneurs, MSME term loans of Rs 718.85 cr plus Rs 104.04 cr of working capital back the district's mining, marble and handicraft trades, alongside a Rs 32.70 cr push for small food and agro-processing units under the PMFME scheme.

The plan's own warnings are worth heeding: tiny fragmented plots, hilly terrain, very little water, hardly any processing units, poor market and digital-banking access, and young people leaving for work. NABARD flags custom hiring centres, warehouses, pack houses and grading units as the missing links.

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What the plan promotes

  • Crop production is the anchor at Rs 559.60 cr - maize is the main kharif crop and wheat the main rabi crop across 145,755 farm holdings (79% small & marginal).
  • Dairy is the biggest allied opportunity at Rs 74.27 cr, ahead of sheep/goat/piggery Rs 22.03 cr and poultry Rs 3.41 cr.
  • Horticulture is expanding fast - amla, mango, papaya, lime and custard apple (sitaphal) plantations; plantation & horticulture credit Rs 15.31 cr.
  • Farmers are shifting to water-saving tech - poly houses, sprinkler and drip irrigation; water-resources credit Rs 29.95 cr and farm mechanisation Rs 27.18 cr.
  • MSME term credit of Rs 718.85 cr plus Rs 104.04 cr working capital, backed by mining/marble industry and PMEGP, Mukhyamantri Laghu Udyog, Mudra and Stand-Up schemes.
  • Food & agro-processing credit of Rs 32.70 cr, supported by the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme.

Gaps the plan names

  • Shortage of credit flow to agriculture, very small and fragmented land holdings and difficult hilly terrain limit farm investment.
  • Lack of agriculture and food-processing units in the district, forcing produce to leave unprocessed.
  • Migration of rural people for income and jobs, and poor connect of villagers with digital banking.
  • Poor availability of quality inputs - good seeds, fertiliser and pesticides - and very low water availability, with 5 blocks in the over-exploited groundwater category.
  • Weak market access; farmers need better price discovery through markets and e-commerce, plus e-marketing platforms and logistics.

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.

Marble waste: slurry & offcuts → fillers, putty & blocks

Unverified
Raw 90%Processed 10%

Marble cutting in Rajsamand generates enormous quantities of slurry and offcut treated as a disposal cost and environmental liability. Processing it into calcium-carbonate filler for paint/plastic/paper, wall putty, and pressed bricks/blocks converts a waste stream into saleable industrial products, adding revenue while easing the slurry-dumping problem.

Marble: raw blocks → finished tiles, artefacts & engineered stone

Unverified
Raw 80%Processed 20%

Rajsamand quarries large volumes of marble (its ODOP) that often leave as rough blocks at quarry-edge prices, with the high-value cutting, polishing and carving captured by processors elsewhere. Calibrated polished tiles, carved temple artefacts (riding the Nathdwara pilgrimage demand) and engineered-stone slabs from offcuts earn a multiple of raw-block value and reach architectural and export buyers.

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About Rajsamand

Rajsamand district is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Rajsamand is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from Udaipur district by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara, and Railmagra.

Source: Wikipedia — Rajsamand district

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