North Tripuraউত্তর ত্রিপুরা
6.94 lakh people. Larger than Luxembourg, Malta, or the Maldives. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 6,93,947 (6.94 lakh)
- Area
- 2,821 km²
- Headquarters
- Kailashahar
₹885 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in North Tripura.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for North Tripura · PLP 2023-24
₹885 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
₹340 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹314 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹86 cr
Informal Credit Delivery System
₹54 cr
North Tripura's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes up about 885 Cr of lending potential across the district. Farming and allied work is the biggest chunk at roughly 408 Cr (about 46%), while small businesses (MSME) come next at about 340 Cr (39%).
On the farm side, the single largest opportunity is everyday crop production, upkeep and marketing at 314 Cr - paddy is the main crop, backed by the district's famous pineapple, orange and jackfruit. The plan flags fishery (the most popular allied activity), piggery, poultry (14 Cr) and dairy (20 Cr) as the sectors with the most room to grow, alongside plantation and horticulture including sericulture (14 Cr), where betel vine, areca nut and small tea gardens are spreading.
Off the farm, the main money-maker is bamboo-stick making for the agarbatti (incense) trade, plus handloom and handicrafts. Housing (42 Cr) and education (26 Cr) loans round out the demand in this mostly rural district of 4.44 lakh people. Tourism around the Jampui Hills - known for sunrise views and prize-winning oranges - is another opening.
The plan is honest about what holds the district back: heavy reliance on the monsoon, too little irrigation, almost no cold storage or regulated markets, and tiny fragmented land plots with messy records that block farmers from getting loans. It calls for feed-mixing plants, more hatcheries and fish-seed farms, and using government infrastructure funds to build the missing post-harvest facilities.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the principal crop; crop production, maintenance and marketing carries the biggest credit line at 313.61 Cr, with pineapple, orange and jackfruit adding to the district's farm output
- Fishery is the most popular allied activity (potential 18.68 Cr), followed by piggery, poultry (13.79 Cr) and dairy (19.63 Cr) - the PLP's identified thrust areas for 2023-24
- Plantation and horticulture including sericulture (14.00 Cr) - betel vine and areca nut plantation have gained popularity and small tea gardens are coming up in patta lands near the tea industry
- MSME is the second-largest opportunity at 340.35 Cr; the main non-farm activity is making bamboo sticks for the agarbatti (incense) industry, plus handloom and handicrafts flagged for growth
- Formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under the Central Sector Scheme (10,000 FPOs, Ministry of Agriculture) promoted on the 'One District One Product' line
- Post-harvest infrastructure - warehouses, silos, cold chains and supply-chain services - to be built through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to double farmer incomes
Gaps the plan names
- Dependence on monsoon and traditional cultivation methods, with inadequate irrigation - only 6,791 ha of the 8,256 ha irrigable area is actually irrigated
- Lack of storage and processing units and transportation bottlenecks; absence of regulated markets for produce off-take
- Fragmented, very small land holdings and pending mutation of land records - a major hurdle for marginal farmers to access credit and a big hindrance in KCC saturation
- Limited supply of improved breeds of cattle, pigs and concentrated feed, plus lack of extension services; a feed mixing and production plant is vital for the animal husbandry sector
- Post-harvest infrastructure gaps - the PLP suggests the State Government tap RIDF/NIDA funds and federate SHGs into FPOs to manage post-harvest challenges
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the principal crop; crop production, maintenance and marketing carries the biggest credit line at 313.61 Cr, with pineapple, orange and jackfruit adding to the district's farm output
- Fishery is the most popular allied activity (potential 18.68 Cr), followed by piggery, poultry (13.79 Cr) and dairy (19.63 Cr) - the PLP's identified thrust areas for 2023-24
- Plantation and horticulture including sericulture (14.00 Cr) - betel vine and areca nut plantation have gained popularity and small tea gardens are coming up in patta lands near the tea industry
- MSME is the second-largest opportunity at 340.35 Cr; the main non-farm activity is making bamboo sticks for the agarbatti (incense) industry, plus handloom and handicrafts flagged for growth
- Formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under the Central Sector Scheme (10,000 FPOs, Ministry of Agriculture) promoted on the 'One District One Product' line
- Post-harvest infrastructure - warehouses, silos, cold chains and supply-chain services - to be built through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to double farmer incomes
Gaps the plan names
- Dependence on monsoon and traditional cultivation methods, with inadequate irrigation - only 6,791 ha of the 8,256 ha irrigable area is actually irrigated
- Lack of storage and processing units and transportation bottlenecks; absence of regulated markets for produce off-take
- Fragmented, very small land holdings and pending mutation of land records - a major hurdle for marginal farmers to access credit and a big hindrance in KCC saturation
- Limited supply of improved breeds of cattle, pigs and concentrated feed, plus lack of extension services; a feed mixing and production plant is vital for the animal husbandry sector
- Post-harvest infrastructure gaps - the PLP suggests the State Government tap RIDF/NIDA funds and federate SHGs into FPOs to manage post-harvest challenges
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About North Tripura
North Tripura district is an administrative district in the state of Tripura, India. The district headquarters are in Dharmanagar. The district occupies an area of 1422.19 km2 and a population of 693,947.
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