Mayiladuthuraiமயிலாடுதுறை
9.18 lakh people. Larger than Bhutan, Luxembourg, or Malta. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 9,18,356 (9.18 lakh)
- Headquarters
- Mayiladuthurai
- Established
- 2020
₹3,442 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Mayiladuthurai.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Mayiladuthurai · PLP 2023-24
₹3,442 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,816 cr
Term loan for agriculture & allied activities
₹317 cr
MSME (term loan + working capital)
₹278 cr
Animal husbandry - dairy
₹277 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for Mayiladuthurai (2023-24) estimates ₹3,442.23 crore of bankable potential, up 11% over 2022-23 — a Cauvery-delta plan where farm credit is 75% of the total and paddy (1.04 lakh ha, canal-irrigated, cropping intensity 221%) sets the rhythm.
Three opportunities stand out. First, fisheries (₹244.96 crore): the PLP calls coastal and inland fisheries 'great scope', splitting the line into ₹201.78 crore of KCC for existing fishermen and ₹43.18 crore of term loans for new fish farms and vessels — and a ₹120 crore Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund project is already underway at Tharangambadi. Second, dairy (₹277.29 crore), the largest allied line in a district with a single 7,000-litre-per-day milk processing unit; the PLP demands special emphasis on animal husbandry to lift the farm economy. Third, rice-economy services: 14 rice mills (26,550 MT) are the entire processing base, so PMFME-backed food processing, storage and marketing infrastructure (₹126.80 crore) and mechanization/custom hiring (₹83.80 crore against an acute labour shortage) all have named headroom. MSME carries ₹278 crore in a district where 4 of 5 blocks are officially industrially backward — lack of finance, not opportunity, is called the bottleneck.
The PLP's own caution: agricultural term lending has been 'discouraging' for years. It asks banks to actively finance farm ponds, micro-irrigation, solar pumps and combine harvesters, with quarterly achievement reviewed at the BLBC and DCC fora.
What the plan promotes
- Fisheries and aquaculture ventures (₹244.96 cr) — the PLP says coastal and inland fisheries offer 'great scope': ₹201.78 cr of KCC for existing fish farms & fishermen plus ₹43.18 cr term loans for new fish farms/vessels, and a ₹120 crore Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund project is already being implemented at Tharangambadi; 50 fishermen societies operate
- Dairy units and milk value addition (₹277.29 cr) — the largest allied-agri line in a district with a single 7,000-litre/day milk chilling/processing unit; the PLP demands special emphasis on animal husbandry to improve the farm economy
- Food processing under PMFME — 'boosting food processing industries with PMFME scheme' is a named 2023-24 thrust; rice & pulses value-added products MEDPs were already sanctioned in 2021-22, and 14 rice mills (26,550 MT capacity) are the only processing base for a 3.42 lakh MT paddy crop
- Farm mechanization and custom hiring (₹83.80 cr) — ever-increasing labour shortage 'warrants mechanizing the farms'; combine harvesters and small/affordable farm implements are explicitly named financeable activities
- Storage and marketing infrastructure (₹126.80 cr) — the dominant agriculture-infrastructure line, for warehouses and market facilities in the paddy/blackgram delta economy
- Horticulture and agroforestry plantations on fallows/wastelands (₹39.30 cr + ₹8.67 cr) — named the 'best alternative to traditional paddy' given labour shortage and uncertain surface water; sizeable fallow and wasteland area available, and banana already yields 43 MT/ha on 568 ha
Gaps the plan names
- Agro-processing base minimal — 14 rice mills and one 7,000-LPD milk unit serve the whole district; food processing needs the PMFME push the PLP prescribes
- Agricultural term-loan flow 'discouraging during the past years' — capital formation in agriculture lags the crop-loan cycle; banks asked to actively finance investment activities
- Uncertain surface-water availability in the Cauvery delta tail-end — farm ponds, micro-irrigation, underground pipelines and solar pumps all named as needed investments
- Industrial backwardness: 4 of 5 blocks officially classified industrially backward by the MSME department
- Storage and marketing infrastructure gap — ₹126.80 cr earmarked for construction of storage and marketing facilities
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Fisheries and aquaculture ventures (₹244.96 cr) — the PLP says coastal and inland fisheries offer 'great scope': ₹201.78 cr of KCC for existing fish farms & fishermen plus ₹43.18 cr term loans for new fish farms/vessels, and a ₹120 crore Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund project is already being implemented at Tharangambadi; 50 fishermen societies operate
- Dairy units and milk value addition (₹277.29 cr) — the largest allied-agri line in a district with a single 7,000-litre/day milk chilling/processing unit; the PLP demands special emphasis on animal husbandry to improve the farm economy
- Food processing under PMFME — 'boosting food processing industries with PMFME scheme' is a named 2023-24 thrust; rice & pulses value-added products MEDPs were already sanctioned in 2021-22, and 14 rice mills (26,550 MT capacity) are the only processing base for a 3.42 lakh MT paddy crop
- Farm mechanization and custom hiring (₹83.80 cr) — ever-increasing labour shortage 'warrants mechanizing the farms'; combine harvesters and small/affordable farm implements are explicitly named financeable activities
- Storage and marketing infrastructure (₹126.80 cr) — the dominant agriculture-infrastructure line, for warehouses and market facilities in the paddy/blackgram delta economy
- Horticulture and agroforestry plantations on fallows/wastelands (₹39.30 cr + ₹8.67 cr) — named the 'best alternative to traditional paddy' given labour shortage and uncertain surface water; sizeable fallow and wasteland area available, and banana already yields 43 MT/ha on 568 ha
Gaps the plan names
- Agro-processing base minimal — 14 rice mills and one 7,000-LPD milk unit serve the whole district; food processing needs the PMFME push the PLP prescribes
- Agricultural term-loan flow 'discouraging during the past years' — capital formation in agriculture lags the crop-loan cycle; banks asked to actively finance investment activities
- Uncertain surface-water availability in the Cauvery delta tail-end — farm ponds, micro-irrigation, underground pipelines and solar pumps all named as needed investments
- Industrial backwardness: 4 of 5 blocks officially classified industrially backward by the MSME department
- Storage and marketing infrastructure gap — ₹126.80 cr earmarked for construction of storage and marketing facilities
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About Mayiladuthurai
Mayiladuthurai was carved out of Nagapattinam in March 2020. The district shares the Nagapattinam coastal-paddy-aquaculture economy: delta paddy in the inland blocks, brackish-water shrimp farming on the coast, and Cauvery-delta agriculture overall. Brass and bronze artisanal work has long roots here too.
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