Sirohiसिरोही
10.4 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 10,36,346 (10.4 lakh)
- Area
- 5,139 km²
- Headquarters
- Sirohi
₹1,821 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Sirohi.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Sirohi · PLP 2023-24
₹1,821 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing (short-term)
₹857 cr
MSME (micro, small & medium enterprises)
₹350 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹208 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹120 cr
Sirohi district's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes up total lending potential of about ₹1,820.79 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture accounts for roughly ₹1,235.92 crore (about 68%) and small businesses (MSME) for ₹350.06 crore (about 19%), with the rest spread across housing, education, renewable energy and social infrastructure.
The single biggest chunk is ordinary crop loans at ₹856.71 crore (47% of the plan) - Sirohi grows wheat, gram, mustard, cumin, coriander and fenugreek in the rabi season and cotton, maize, bajra, isabgol and castor in kharif. On the allied side, dairy is the standout at ₹134.80 crore, backed by area-based dairy and sheep-goat plans for Sirohi and Abu Road blocks and a large livestock base.
Processing is the headline non-farm opportunity: Sirohi produces the most fennel (saunf) in Rajasthan (about 7,166 hectares), and the plan flags big scope for isabgol, cumin and fennel processing units in what is otherwise an industrially backward, marble-dependent district. Tribal Wadi orchard projects (Abu Road, Pindwara, Reodar) and Mount Abu tourism add further scope.
The plan's own warnings: credit is under-used (credit-deposit ratio just 42.19% versus the 60% norm), market and e-commerce linkages are weak, year-round profitable work is scarce, and only 73 of a possible 171 cooperative societies exist - leaving room for about 98 more. Sirohi is a NITI Aayog Aspirational District, so faster credit flow matters.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single biggest opportunity at ₹856.71 cr (47% of the plan), covering rabi crops (wheat, barley, gram, mustard, cumin, coriander, fenugreek) and kharif crops (cotton, maize, bajra, jowar, isabgol, castor)
- Dairy is the top allied-sector term loan at ₹134.80 cr; NABARD's Potential Linked area-based dairy plan is selected for Sirohi block and sheep-goat rearing plan for Abu Road block, backed by the Animal Husbandry Department and district cooperative bank
- MSME term/investment credit worth ₹350.06 cr, with a strong push for processing units for isabgol, cumin and fennel, since the district is industrially backward and depends mainly on the marble industry (Binani and JK Lakshmi cement plants)
- Fennel (saunf) is a flagship opportunity: Sirohi produces the highest fennel in Rajasthan, grown on 7166 hectares, so the PLP flags huge scope for fennel-based processing units
- Under NABARD's Adivasi Vikas Nidhi, three Wadi (orchard) projects are running for 2000 tribal farmer families across Abu Road, Pindwara and Reodar blocks
- One Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) has been set up in each block under the central 10,000-FPO scheme; NABARD is running two livelihood enterprise development programmes on dairy and sanitary napkins
Gaps the plan names
- Production and post-production gaps in inputs, equipment and extension services: crop diversification, soil health, quality seed availability, proper irrigation and web-based advisory support all need to be addressed, along with skilling and efficiency improvements
- Market access is weak - farmers need better linkage to markets and e-commerce so they can discover remunerative prices for their produce
- Sustainable, year-round farming is the biggest challenge; to raise incomes each farmer should be linked to at least one non-farm activity plus a wage activity such as MGNREGA
- Low credit penetration - the credit-deposit ratio was only 42.19% against the national norm of 60%, showing rural credit flow needs to expand sharply
- Sirohi is an Aspirational District (NITI Aayog); fast, well-targeted credit flow is needed so that state and central government schemes, especially agriculture-linked ones, actually reach the ground
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single biggest opportunity at ₹856.71 cr (47% of the plan), covering rabi crops (wheat, barley, gram, mustard, cumin, coriander, fenugreek) and kharif crops (cotton, maize, bajra, jowar, isabgol, castor)
- Dairy is the top allied-sector term loan at ₹134.80 cr; NABARD's Potential Linked area-based dairy plan is selected for Sirohi block and sheep-goat rearing plan for Abu Road block, backed by the Animal Husbandry Department and district cooperative bank
- MSME term/investment credit worth ₹350.06 cr, with a strong push for processing units for isabgol, cumin and fennel, since the district is industrially backward and depends mainly on the marble industry (Binani and JK Lakshmi cement plants)
- Fennel (saunf) is a flagship opportunity: Sirohi produces the highest fennel in Rajasthan, grown on 7166 hectares, so the PLP flags huge scope for fennel-based processing units
- Under NABARD's Adivasi Vikas Nidhi, three Wadi (orchard) projects are running for 2000 tribal farmer families across Abu Road, Pindwara and Reodar blocks
- One Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) has been set up in each block under the central 10,000-FPO scheme; NABARD is running two livelihood enterprise development programmes on dairy and sanitary napkins
Gaps the plan names
- Production and post-production gaps in inputs, equipment and extension services: crop diversification, soil health, quality seed availability, proper irrigation and web-based advisory support all need to be addressed, along with skilling and efficiency improvements
- Market access is weak - farmers need better linkage to markets and e-commerce so they can discover remunerative prices for their produce
- Sustainable, year-round farming is the biggest challenge; to raise incomes each farmer should be linked to at least one non-farm activity plus a wage activity such as MGNREGA
- Low credit penetration - the credit-deposit ratio was only 42.19% against the national norm of 60%, showing rural credit flow needs to expand sharply
- Sirohi is an Aspirational District (NITI Aayog); fast, well-targeted credit flow is needed so that state and central government schemes, especially agriculture-linked ones, actually reach the ground
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About Sirohi
Sirohi district is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Sirohi is the district headquarters. Abu Road is the largest city in Sirohi District in terms of area and population.
Source: Wikipedia — Sirohi district
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