Unakotiঊনকোটি
2.99 lakh people. Larger than the Seychelles, Monaco, or Vatican City. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 2,98,574 (2.99 lakh)
- Area
- 687 km²
- Headquarters
- Kailashahar
- Established
- 2012
₹620 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Unakoti.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Unakoti · PLP 2023-24
₹620 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop Production, Maintenance and Marketing
₹250 cr
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹208 cr
Housing
₹54 cr
Term Loans for Agriculture & Allied Activities
₹44 cr
For 2023-24, NABARD pegs Unakoti district's total lendable priority-sector potential at about 619.98 crore. Farming and allied work make up the bulk at roughly 299.22 crore (about 48%), while small businesses (MSME) account for 207.98 crore; the rest is housing, education, infrastructure and informal credit.
The biggest single opportunity is crop finance at 249.97 crore — paddy is the main crop, but the humid climate (2200 mm rain) also suits pineapple, jackfruit, rubber and tea. Among allied activities, fisheries leads term-loan potential at 12.81 crore, followed by dairy (8.49 crore), sheep/goat/piggery (7.19 crore) and plantation & horticulture (6.89 crore). Betel vine, areca nut and small tea gardens are growing on patta lands. On the non-farm side there is no large industry; the main activity is making bamboo agarbatti sticks, and handloom and handicrafts are flagged as thrust areas. Kumarghat's location on NH-44 and the tourist draw of Unakoti Hill's rock carvings add scope.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: heavy dependence on monsoon, too few storage and processing units, transport bottlenecks, no regulated markets, weak irrigation, shortage of improved animal breeds and feed, and fragmented landholdings with pending land-record mutation that block farmer credit. It asks the State to tap RIDF/NIDA funds and build cold storage, feed plants, hatcheries, fish-seed and breeding farms.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the principal crop; the district also produces pineapple and jackfruit and is well suited to rubber and tea cultivation (2200 mm average rainfall).
- Fisheries is the most popular allied activity (12.81 cr term-loan potential), alongside piggery, poultry, dairy and goatery.
- Betel vine and areca nut plantations have gained popularity, and small tea gardens are coming up on nearby patta lands.
- Main non-farm activity is making bamboo sticks for the agarbatti (incense) industry; handloom and handicrafts also flagged as thrust areas with good growth potential.
- Formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under the Central Sector Scheme to create 10000 FPOs, promoted on the 'One District One Product' line.
- Post-harvest infrastructure and doubling farmer income prioritised via warehouses, silos, cold chains and supply-chain services under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
Gaps the plan names
- Dependence on monsoon and traditional cultivation methods; the district lacks adequate irrigation facilities.
- Lack of storage and processing units and inadequate post-harvest infrastructure; State Government urged to use RIDF/NIDA funds to bridge these gaps.
- Transportation bottlenecks and absence of regulated markets restrict off-take of produce.
- Lack of technical and fertiliser inputs, limited extension services, and limited supply of improved breeds of cattle, pigs and concentrated feed.
- Fragmented, very small landholdings with pending mutation of land records hinder marginal farmers' access to credit and KCC saturation.
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the principal crop; the district also produces pineapple and jackfruit and is well suited to rubber and tea cultivation (2200 mm average rainfall).
- Fisheries is the most popular allied activity (12.81 cr term-loan potential), alongside piggery, poultry, dairy and goatery.
- Betel vine and areca nut plantations have gained popularity, and small tea gardens are coming up on nearby patta lands.
- Main non-farm activity is making bamboo sticks for the agarbatti (incense) industry; handloom and handicrafts also flagged as thrust areas with good growth potential.
- Formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under the Central Sector Scheme to create 10000 FPOs, promoted on the 'One District One Product' line.
- Post-harvest infrastructure and doubling farmer income prioritised via warehouses, silos, cold chains and supply-chain services under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
Gaps the plan names
- Dependence on monsoon and traditional cultivation methods; the district lacks adequate irrigation facilities.
- Lack of storage and processing units and inadequate post-harvest infrastructure; State Government urged to use RIDF/NIDA funds to bridge these gaps.
- Transportation bottlenecks and absence of regulated markets restrict off-take of produce.
- Lack of technical and fertiliser inputs, limited extension services, and limited supply of improved breeds of cattle, pigs and concentrated feed.
- Fragmented, very small landholdings with pending mutation of land records hinder marginal farmers' access to credit and KCC saturation.
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About Unakoti
Unakoti district is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. It is the least populated district of Tripura with the fourth highest literacy rate. The district has two sub divisions and four blocks. The district was created in 2012, by bifurcating the North Tripura district with its headquarter in Kailashahar.
Source: Wikipedia — Unakoti district
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