Amroha (J.P. Nagar)अमरोहा
18.4 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 18,40,221 (18.4 lakh)
- Area
- 2,321 km²
- Headquarters
- Amroha
₹4,549 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Amroha (J.P. Nagar).
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Amroha (J.P. Nagar) · PLP 2023-24
₹4,549 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,804 cr
MSME
₹684 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹467 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹191 cr
Amroha's 2023-24 credit plan sizes up total priority-sector potential at ₹4548.66 crore. Farming and its allied lines make up the bulk at ₹3511.97 cr (about 77%), while small businesses (MSME) account for ₹684.25 cr (about 15%) — so this is first and foremost an agriculture district.
The single biggest block is crop loans at ₹2804.36 cr, reflecting the district's main crops — paddy, sugarcane, wheat and menthol (mint), with mango, guava and vegetables alongside. Beyond the field, the strongest allied clusters are dairy (₹99.76 cr), resting on a large buffalo herd and 5.01 lakh tonnes of milk; farm mechanisation (₹94.96 cr); poultry (₹92.86 cr); and plantation & horticulture (₹84.41 cr). Food and agro processing offers ₹120.02 cr, with existing rice, dal and jaggery units and milk/rice processing clustered in Gajraula and Joya blocks. Amroha's signature product is the dholak (drum), its official ODOP, made in cottage units in Amroha block, and the district also hosts big employers like Umang Dairies and Jubilant Life Sciences.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: patchy power for irrigation and industry, no mother units for poultry, curbs on moving farm produce (it wants the APMC Act eased), a need for check dams and watershed work where groundwater is falling, too few medium and large factories for jobs, and weak monitoring that needs regular BLBC/DLCC review.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates the plan at ₹2804.36 cr; the district's main crops are paddy, sugarcane, wheat and menthol (mint), with mango, guava and vegetables as other key crops.
- Dairy is the biggest allied opportunity at ₹99.76 cr, backed by a buffalo herd of about 5.15 lakh and milk output of 5.01 lakh tonnes; NABARD lists dairy improvement as a thrust area.
- Poultry credit potential of ₹92.86 cr, with a suggested action point to set up mother units for poultry in the district.
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹94.96 cr and plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) ₹84.41 cr, supported by the National Horticulture Mission push for commercial horticulture.
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹120.02 cr; existing units include rice/dal mills and khandsari/jaggery, with milk-processing and rice-processing units in Gajraula and Joya blocks.
- Dholak (drum) making is Amroha's ODOP (One District One Product); handloom, cotton-waste and dholak/musical-instrument units are concentrated in Amroha block (about 5 units, capacity 400).
Gaps the plan names
- Unreliable power supply for irrigation and for industry is flagged as a key constraint needing resolution.
- No mother units exist for poultry; the plan recommends setting them up to support the sector.
- Restrictions on movement of agricultural produce; the plan calls for amending the APMC Act to ease movement.
- Need for construction of check dams and for watershed development in blocks with depleting groundwater levels.
- Shortage of medium and large industrial units to generate employment, and a need for good technical institutions, better schools and higher education to build entrepreneurship skills among rural youth.
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Crop production dominates the plan at ₹2804.36 cr; the district's main crops are paddy, sugarcane, wheat and menthol (mint), with mango, guava and vegetables as other key crops.
- Dairy is the biggest allied opportunity at ₹99.76 cr, backed by a buffalo herd of about 5.15 lakh and milk output of 5.01 lakh tonnes; NABARD lists dairy improvement as a thrust area.
- Poultry credit potential of ₹92.86 cr, with a suggested action point to set up mother units for poultry in the district.
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹94.96 cr and plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) ₹84.41 cr, supported by the National Horticulture Mission push for commercial horticulture.
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹120.02 cr; existing units include rice/dal mills and khandsari/jaggery, with milk-processing and rice-processing units in Gajraula and Joya blocks.
- Dholak (drum) making is Amroha's ODOP (One District One Product); handloom, cotton-waste and dholak/musical-instrument units are concentrated in Amroha block (about 5 units, capacity 400).
Gaps the plan names
- Unreliable power supply for irrigation and for industry is flagged as a key constraint needing resolution.
- No mother units exist for poultry; the plan recommends setting them up to support the sector.
- Restrictions on movement of agricultural produce; the plan calls for amending the APMC Act to ease movement.
- Need for construction of check dams and for watershed development in blocks with depleting groundwater levels.
- Shortage of medium and large industrial units to generate employment, and a need for good technical institutions, better schools and higher education to build entrepreneurship skills among rural youth.
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About Amroha (J.P. Nagar)
Amroha district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Amroha was earlier a part of Moradabad district. On 15 April 1997, it was separated from Moradabad and made a new district. This district was named Jyotiba Phule Nagar, but in 2012 it was changed to Amroha. It is located in western India near the Ganga River region of Rohilkhand.
Source: Wikipedia — Amroha district
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