Bhadradri Kothagudemభద్రాద్రి కొత్తగూడెం
10.7 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 10,69,261 (10.7 lakh)
- Area
- 7,483 km²
- Headquarters
- Kothagudem
- Established
- 2016
₹5,525 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bhadradri Kothagudem.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Bhadradri Kothagudem · PLP 2023-24
₹5,525 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,711 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹737 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹729 cr
Housing
₹536 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for Bhadradri Kothagudem (2023-24) sizes the district's bankable credit opportunity at ₹5,525.24 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture and allied activities make up about ₹4,309.61 crore (roughly 78% of the plan), while MSME accounts for ₹426.47 crore and other priority sectors such as housing, education and renewable energy make up the rest.
For an entrepreneur, three clusters stand out. First, crop and agro-processing — crop loans alone are ₹2,710.96 crore (paddy, maize, cotton, chillies), with oil-palm cultivation the flagged thrust under the National Mission for Edible Oils, plus ₹62.50 crore for food and agro processing on top of 39 existing rice/dal/oil mills. Second, storage and cold chain — ₹109.26 crore for rural godowns, cold storage, ripening chambers and a cotton ginning unit, against a storage shortfall of about 1 lakh MT. Third, industry and animal husbandry — ₹426.47 crore of MSME credit anchored on Industrial Parks at Kothagudem, Palvoncha and Bhadrachalam (and planned clusters at Yellandu and Aswaraopeta), plus ₹325 crore of poultry, dairy and sheep/goat term loans.
The PLP's own complaint: too little scientific storage and farm-gate marketing, weak market linkages and low use of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts, heavy dependence on monsoon and groundwater, and small fragmented holdings (over 84% small/marginal farmers) with low diversification and mechanisation.
What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at ₹2,710.96 cr (48% of the plan) — paddy, maize, cotton and chillies are the major crops, with mango, cashew, sweet lime and oil palm the main fruit crops.
- Oil-palm cultivation is the headline thrust under the National Mission for Edible Oils–Oil Palm, with quality planting material and subsidy already being supplied in the district.
- Animal husbandry term loans worth ₹325 cr together: poultry ₹159.34 cr, dairy ₹120.50 cr and sheep/goat/piggery ₹45.20 cr — backed by a cattle population of 2.84 lakh and existing milk cooperatives.
- Agri-storage and cold chain build-out of ₹109.26 cr: 14 rural godowns (5,000 MT each), 4 cold storage units, 17 ripening chambers and a cotton ginning/seed processing unit.
- Food and agro processing ₹62.50 cr — 39 existing rice/dal/oil/tea processing units plus dal & parboiled-rice mills and fly-ash brick making are core local industries.
- MSME push of ₹426.47 cr leveraging 3 Industrial Parks at Kothagudem, Palvoncha and Bhadrachalam, plus planned engineering/automobile clusters (Kothagudem, Palvoncha), a paper cluster at Bhadrachalam, mineral-based cluster at Yellandu and floriculture cluster at Aswaraopeta.
Gaps the plan names
- Scientific storage gap — district has 67 rural godowns (95,000 MT) against a requirement of about 2.5 lakh MT, a shortfall of roughly 1 lakh MT, and just one cold storage of 5,000 MT.
- Lack of efficient marketing facilities and infrastructure near the farm gate to handle milk, vegetables and other produce; weak supply-chain and market linkages and low uptake of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts.
- High dependence on monsoon/groundwater with low and uneven rainfall — need for watershed recharge, farm ponds, water-harvesting structures and micro-irrigation/water-saving devices.
- Small, fragmented land holdings (over 84% of farmers are small/marginal), inadequate capital formation, low crop diversification and low farm mechanisation.
- Indiscriminate use of fertilisers and pesticides with poor soil-nutrient management, and poor recovery in government-sponsored programmes.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop loans dominate at ₹2,710.96 cr (48% of the plan) — paddy, maize, cotton and chillies are the major crops, with mango, cashew, sweet lime and oil palm the main fruit crops.
- Oil-palm cultivation is the headline thrust under the National Mission for Edible Oils–Oil Palm, with quality planting material and subsidy already being supplied in the district.
- Animal husbandry term loans worth ₹325 cr together: poultry ₹159.34 cr, dairy ₹120.50 cr and sheep/goat/piggery ₹45.20 cr — backed by a cattle population of 2.84 lakh and existing milk cooperatives.
- Agri-storage and cold chain build-out of ₹109.26 cr: 14 rural godowns (5,000 MT each), 4 cold storage units, 17 ripening chambers and a cotton ginning/seed processing unit.
- Food and agro processing ₹62.50 cr — 39 existing rice/dal/oil/tea processing units plus dal & parboiled-rice mills and fly-ash brick making are core local industries.
- MSME push of ₹426.47 cr leveraging 3 Industrial Parks at Kothagudem, Palvoncha and Bhadrachalam, plus planned engineering/automobile clusters (Kothagudem, Palvoncha), a paper cluster at Bhadrachalam, mineral-based cluster at Yellandu and floriculture cluster at Aswaraopeta.
Gaps the plan names
- Scientific storage gap — district has 67 rural godowns (95,000 MT) against a requirement of about 2.5 lakh MT, a shortfall of roughly 1 lakh MT, and just one cold storage of 5,000 MT.
- Lack of efficient marketing facilities and infrastructure near the farm gate to handle milk, vegetables and other produce; weak supply-chain and market linkages and low uptake of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts.
- High dependence on monsoon/groundwater with low and uneven rainfall — need for watershed recharge, farm ponds, water-harvesting structures and micro-irrigation/water-saving devices.
- Small, fragmented land holdings (over 84% of farmers are small/marginal), inadequate capital formation, low crop diversification and low farm mechanisation.
- Indiscriminate use of fertilisers and pesticides with poor soil-nutrient management, and poor recovery in government-sponsored programmes.
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About Bhadradri Kothagudem
Bhadradri Kothagudem district is a district in the east of the Indian state of Telangana. Kothagudem is the district headquarters. It is the largest district in Telangana, with an area of 7483 km2. It borders the districts Khammam, Mahabubabad, Mulugu and shares a boundary with the bordering states Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The district comprises 24 mandals and 2 revenue divisions, Kothagudem and Bhadrachalam.
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