Barabankiबाराबांकी
32.6 lakh people. Larger than Qatar, Jamaica, or Armenia. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 32,60,699 (32.6 lakh)
- Area
- 3,825 km²
- Headquarters
- Barabanki
₹4,759 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Barabanki.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Barabanki · PLP 2023-24
₹4,759 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Agriculture credit (A: crop + term loans)
₹3,502 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,007 cr
MSME
₹528 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹495 cr
Barabanki's NABARD plan for 2023-24 estimates about ₹4,758.82 crore of priority-sector lending potential, and it leans heavily on farming: agriculture accounts for roughly ₹3,859 crore (about 81%) while small and medium businesses (MSME) make up about ₹528 crore (11%).
The biggest single opportunity is regular crop finance of ₹3,006 crore for the district's paddy, wheat, potato, mentha, mustard and fast-growing banana crop. On the investment side, dairy stands out at ₹247 crore (though many village milk societies are dormant and need reviving), followed by farm machinery ₹91 crore and irrigation ₹66 crore. Food and agro processing is worth ₹250 crore, tied to the district's 24 cold stores (mostly holding potato) and grain warehouses. The MSME opportunity of ₹528 crore is anchored by Barabanki's handloom and zari/chikankari craft clusters.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: storage capacity is too small for the harvest, so farmers sell to middlemen cheaply; there is no organised market for cash crops or craft goods; the milk route and dairy societies need rebuilding; and the district badly needs solar power, block-level soil-testing labs and steady electricity for industry. Actual credit last year reached only about half the target, so there is real room to grow.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates the plan at ₹3006.56 cr for the district's staple paddy and wheat plus cash crops potato, mentha and mustard; banana has recently emerged as a major cash crop and crop intensity is 149%.
- Dairy is the single biggest term-loan opportunity at ₹246.59 cr, with 305 milk-producer cooperatives (mostly linked to Paraag but many dormant) and scope to expand the milk route and bring more dairy farmers into the organised sector.
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹250.32 cr, anchored by the district's 24 cold storages (capacity 234,783 MT, used mainly for potato where output was 434,411 MT) and 562 grain stores (capacity 229,729 MT against 13,12,194 MT foodgrain output).
- Farm mechanisation credit of ₹90.73 cr and water-resources/minor-irrigation credit of ₹66.04 cr, supported by 92.99% net-sown-area irrigation from groundwater and canals.
- MSME potential of ₹527.94 cr (term loan ₹164.74 cr + working capital ₹363.20 cr), driven by handloom and zari/chikankari craft clusters that currently sell yarn/cloth to middlemen at low prices for want of an organised market.
- Horticulture, mushroom, medicinal-plant and floriculture cultivation are expanding fast, with fruit (especially mango and guava), hybrid vegetables and mentha flagged as high-potential; plantation & horticulture credit ₹25.32 cr.
Gaps the plan names
- Storage capacity is short of output: only 562 grain stores (229,729 MT) and 24 cold storages (234,783 MT), forcing farmers to sell produce to middlemen at low rates; needs more agri-storage and bank pledge financing.
- No organised marketing network, especially for cash crops and for handloom/zari-chikankari artisans, so producers get poor margins; the plan urges special effort on fruit processing and transparent price information.
- Weak dairy infrastructure: many Paraag-linked milk cooperatives are dormant; the milk route needs to be restarted and expanded, with bulk milk-chilling units and improved animal breed (frozen-semen supply) and animal health.
- Acute need to tap solar energy, set up soil-testing labs in every block, strengthen the extension network, and ensure uninterrupted power supply to industries.
- Infrastructure gaps flagged for poultry/fish hatcheries and fish markets, plus integrated minor-irrigation and water-harvesting systems.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates the plan at ₹3006.56 cr for the district's staple paddy and wheat plus cash crops potato, mentha and mustard; banana has recently emerged as a major cash crop and crop intensity is 149%.
- Dairy is the single biggest term-loan opportunity at ₹246.59 cr, with 305 milk-producer cooperatives (mostly linked to Paraag but many dormant) and scope to expand the milk route and bring more dairy farmers into the organised sector.
- Food and agro processing potential of ₹250.32 cr, anchored by the district's 24 cold storages (capacity 234,783 MT, used mainly for potato where output was 434,411 MT) and 562 grain stores (capacity 229,729 MT against 13,12,194 MT foodgrain output).
- Farm mechanisation credit of ₹90.73 cr and water-resources/minor-irrigation credit of ₹66.04 cr, supported by 92.99% net-sown-area irrigation from groundwater and canals.
- MSME potential of ₹527.94 cr (term loan ₹164.74 cr + working capital ₹363.20 cr), driven by handloom and zari/chikankari craft clusters that currently sell yarn/cloth to middlemen at low prices for want of an organised market.
- Horticulture, mushroom, medicinal-plant and floriculture cultivation are expanding fast, with fruit (especially mango and guava), hybrid vegetables and mentha flagged as high-potential; plantation & horticulture credit ₹25.32 cr.
Gaps the plan names
- Storage capacity is short of output: only 562 grain stores (229,729 MT) and 24 cold storages (234,783 MT), forcing farmers to sell produce to middlemen at low rates; needs more agri-storage and bank pledge financing.
- No organised marketing network, especially for cash crops and for handloom/zari-chikankari artisans, so producers get poor margins; the plan urges special effort on fruit processing and transparent price information.
- Weak dairy infrastructure: many Paraag-linked milk cooperatives are dormant; the milk route needs to be restarted and expanded, with bulk milk-chilling units and improved animal breed (frozen-semen supply) and animal health.
- Acute need to tap solar energy, set up soil-testing labs in every block, strengthen the extension network, and ensure uninterrupted power supply to industries.
- Infrastructure gaps flagged for poultry/fish hatcheries and fish markets, plus integrated minor-irrigation and water-harvesting systems.
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About Barabanki
Barabanki district is one of the five districts of Ayodhya division in the central Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Barabanki city is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki district. Total area of Barabanki district is 3891.5 Sq. km. It borders seven other districts of Uttar Pradesh. With its most northern point it shares borders with the Sitapur district, while its north-eastern boundary is defined by the Ghagra, beyond which lie the districts of Bahraich district and Gonda district. Its eastern border is shared with Ayodhya district, and the Gomti forms a natural boundary to the south, dividing it from the Amethi district. On the west, it adjoins the Lucknow district.
Source: Wikipedia — Barabanki district
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