Auraiyaऔरैया
13.8 lakh people. Larger than Estonia, Mauritius, or Fiji. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 13,79,545 (13.8 lakh)
- Area
- 2,054 km²
- Headquarters
- Auraiya
₹858 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Auraiya.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Auraiya · PLP 2023-24
₹858 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹439 cr
MSME
₹164 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹125 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹34 cr
Auraiya district in western Uttar Pradesh has a total priority-sector credit potential of about ₹858 crore for 2023-24. Farming dominates: agriculture and allied activities make up roughly ₹631 crore (about 74%) of the plan, while small and medium businesses (MSME) are the next biggest at ₹164 crore (about 19%).
The single largest opportunity is crop production, maintenance and marketing at ₹439 crore — the district grows rice, bajra and maize in kharif and wheat, barley, gram and mustard in rabi, farming about 1,45,000 hectares. Beyond crops, the strongest allied-activity clusters are dairy (₹42 crore), farm mechanisation (₹27 crore), micro-irrigation and water resources (₹17 crore) and poultry (₹14 crore). A big share of local families already depend on the milk trade. Food and agro-processing (₹27 crore) and storage/cold-chain infrastructure (₹29 crore) are clear openings for a new entrepreneur, and three NABARD-backed producer companies already operate in Auraiya, Ajitmal and Achhalda blocks for milk, pulses and garlic.
The plan flags real gaps to fix first: shortages of quality seed, fertiliser, veterinary care, poultry hatcheries and cattle-feed units; broken milk routes needing bulk chilling units; sodic soil and falling groundwater; and weak rural markets (haats). Restarting milk routes, large-scale afforestation, integrated water harvesting and skill development are the district's own suggested action points.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the biggest opportunity at ₹439.21cr; district crops are rice, bajra and maize (kharif) and wheat, barley, gram and mustard (rabi), with ~1,45,113 ha cultivated and cropping intensity of 178%
- Dairy is the largest allied-activity line at ₹41.55cr; a big share of the population works in the milk business, and the district lead bank is Central Bank of India
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹26.84cr and micro-irrigation/water resources of ₹17.05cr are flagged, with thrust on hi-tech agriculture, IoT in farming and expanding irrigation facilities
- Three NABARD-supported Farmer Producer Organisations (producer companies) are set up in Auraiya, Ajitmal and Achhalda blocks for milk, pulses and garlic producers
- MSME is the second-largest sector at ₹163.80cr (₹136.10cr term loan + ₹27.70cr working capital), with a sustained strategy to develop the MSME sector
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹27.14cr, supported by a thrust on setting up agro-based small industries and food processing under the way-forward plan
Gaps the plan names
- Shortage of key inputs: good-quality seed, fertiliser, nurseries, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units, cattle-feed units and reliable electricity supply
- Non-availability of milk routes; suggested action is to restart old milk routes and set up bulk-milk chilling units on the routes, plus para-vet training and supply of frozen semen for cattle breed improvement
- Sodic (alkaline) soil, falling groundwater levels and inadequate forest cover; suggested action includes large-scale afforestation and integrated micro-irrigation and water-harvesting systems
- Weak marketing arrangements for non-farm produce and undeveloped rural haats (markets)
- Need for skill and entrepreneurship development, and better base-level credit flow monitoring at BLBC/DCC meetings, with financial inclusion covering oral lessees and share-croppers via Joint Liability Groups
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the biggest opportunity at ₹439.21cr; district crops are rice, bajra and maize (kharif) and wheat, barley, gram and mustard (rabi), with ~1,45,113 ha cultivated and cropping intensity of 178%
- Dairy is the largest allied-activity line at ₹41.55cr; a big share of the population works in the milk business, and the district lead bank is Central Bank of India
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹26.84cr and micro-irrigation/water resources of ₹17.05cr are flagged, with thrust on hi-tech agriculture, IoT in farming and expanding irrigation facilities
- Three NABARD-supported Farmer Producer Organisations (producer companies) are set up in Auraiya, Ajitmal and Achhalda blocks for milk, pulses and garlic producers
- MSME is the second-largest sector at ₹163.80cr (₹136.10cr term loan + ₹27.70cr working capital), with a sustained strategy to develop the MSME sector
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹27.14cr, supported by a thrust on setting up agro-based small industries and food processing under the way-forward plan
Gaps the plan names
- Shortage of key inputs: good-quality seed, fertiliser, nurseries, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units, cattle-feed units and reliable electricity supply
- Non-availability of milk routes; suggested action is to restart old milk routes and set up bulk-milk chilling units on the routes, plus para-vet training and supply of frozen semen for cattle breed improvement
- Sodic (alkaline) soil, falling groundwater levels and inadequate forest cover; suggested action includes large-scale afforestation and integrated micro-irrigation and water-harvesting systems
- Weak marketing arrangements for non-farm produce and undeveloped rural haats (markets)
- Need for skill and entrepreneurship development, and better base-level credit flow monitoring at BLBC/DCC meetings, with financial inclusion covering oral lessees and share-croppers via Joint Liability Groups
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About Auraiya
Auraiya district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Auraiya town is the district headquarters. It lies on the south-western portion of Uttar Pradesh and also forms a part of the Kanpur Division.
Source: Wikipedia — Auraiya district
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