Ambedkar Nagarआंबेडकर नगर
24.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 23,97,888 (24.0 lakh)
- Area
- 2,520 km²
- Headquarters
- Akbarpur
₹2,900 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Ambedkar Nagar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Ambedkar Nagar · PLP 2023-24
₹2,900 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,932 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹486 cr
MSME
₹254 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹65 cr
For 2023-24, NABARD pegs Ambedkar Nagar's total priority-sector lending potential at about Rs 2,899.50 crore. Farming and allied activity make up the vast bulk of it at Rs 2,497.30 crore (roughly 86%), while small and medium business (MSME) accounts for Rs 253.88 crore, split fairly evenly between term loans (Rs 131.20 cr) and working capital (Rs 122.68 cr).
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop loans at Rs 1,932 crore — this is a farming district (95% of land irrigated) growing paddy, wheat, sugarcane, mustard and pulses, though 88% of farms are under one hectare. Beyond crops, the strongest clusters are dairy (Rs 196 cr) with room for mini and commercial dairies and milk-cooling units, farm machinery and micro-irrigation (Rs 133 cr), poultry and goat/sheep rearing (about Rs 80 cr together), food and agro-processing (Rs 48 cr) linked to the One District One Product scheme, and horticulture (mango, banana, amla, guava). Business potential centres on the handloom and textile trade around Tanda.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: too few cooperative societies (just 102 for 1,644 villages, with room for 167 more), weak storage, cold-chain and marketing/logistics, a low 42% credit-deposit ratio, and farms too small and traditional to move easily into agri-business without fresh investment and better road, bridge and canal infrastructure.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates at Rs 1932.42 cr: kharif paddy, bajra, til and arhar; rabi wheat, mustard/rai, gram and peas, with sugarcane as the main cash crop across the district's 173689 ha net sown area (95% irrigated).
- Dairy is the single largest allied term-loan line at Rs 196.00 cr, with the PLP pushing mini-dairy, commercial dairy and milk cooling units.
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs 132.63 cr plus drip/sprinkler and solar PV pump-set irrigation financing to modernise the many sub-1-hectare holdings.
- Horticulture and plantation (Rs 23.81 cr) built on district produce of mango, banana, amla and guava, with banana cultivation expanding in several blocks.
- Poultry (Rs 40.25 cr) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs 39.77 cr) rearing flagged for KCC saturation of animal-husbandry farmers.
- Fisheries (Rs 13.80 cr) to be financed under PM Matsya Sampada Yojana and the Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).
Gaps the plan names
- Agriculture is stuck in its traditional form because 88% of holdings are small/marginal, leaving a shortage of resources and mindset to shift towards agri-business.
- Only 102 cooperative societies serve all 1644 villages, a clear shortfall; the PLP estimates room for 167 more societies (e.g. 26 in Baskhari, 24 each in Jahangirganj and Tanda).
- Weak basic infrastructure across sub-sectors (crop production, horticulture, land development, minor irrigation, animal husbandry) needs targeted investment to unlock the assessed potential.
- Storage, marketing and logistics services for farm produce need strengthening, especially warehousing and cold-storage capacity, to support aggregation through producer organisations.
- Low credit-deposit ratio of 42% shows credit off-take lags deposits; regular DCC and BLBC review is needed to lift priority-sector achievement (was 64.20%).
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What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates at Rs 1932.42 cr: kharif paddy, bajra, til and arhar; rabi wheat, mustard/rai, gram and peas, with sugarcane as the main cash crop across the district's 173689 ha net sown area (95% irrigated).
- Dairy is the single largest allied term-loan line at Rs 196.00 cr, with the PLP pushing mini-dairy, commercial dairy and milk cooling units.
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs 132.63 cr plus drip/sprinkler and solar PV pump-set irrigation financing to modernise the many sub-1-hectare holdings.
- Horticulture and plantation (Rs 23.81 cr) built on district produce of mango, banana, amla and guava, with banana cultivation expanding in several blocks.
- Poultry (Rs 40.25 cr) and sheep/goat/piggery (Rs 39.77 cr) rearing flagged for KCC saturation of animal-husbandry farmers.
- Fisheries (Rs 13.80 cr) to be financed under PM Matsya Sampada Yojana and the Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).
Gaps the plan names
- Agriculture is stuck in its traditional form because 88% of holdings are small/marginal, leaving a shortage of resources and mindset to shift towards agri-business.
- Only 102 cooperative societies serve all 1644 villages, a clear shortfall; the PLP estimates room for 167 more societies (e.g. 26 in Baskhari, 24 each in Jahangirganj and Tanda).
- Weak basic infrastructure across sub-sectors (crop production, horticulture, land development, minor irrigation, animal husbandry) needs targeted investment to unlock the assessed potential.
- Storage, marketing and logistics services for farm produce need strengthening, especially warehousing and cold-storage capacity, to support aggregation through producer organisations.
- Low credit-deposit ratio of 42% shows credit off-take lags deposits; regular DCC and BLBC review is needed to lift priority-sector achievement (was 64.20%).
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About Ambedkar Nagar
Ambedkar Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. This district was established on 29 September 1995 by carving out parts of the erstwhile Faizabad district. It was created by the then Chief Minister Mayawati and named in memory of B. R. Ambedkar, who worked for the advancement of the depressed classes. Hindi and Awadhi are the most widely spoken languages in the district. The total area of Ambedkar Nagar district is 2350 Sq. Km.
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