Bareillyबरेली
44.5 lakh people. Larger than Kuwait, Mongolia, or Qatar. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 44,48,359 (44.5 lakh)
- Area
- 4,120 km²
- Headquarters
- Bareilly
₹8,600 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bareilly.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Bareilly · PLP 2023-24
₹8,600 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,656 cr
MSME
₹2,414 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹914 cr
Housing
₹486 cr
Bareilly's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 pegs total priority-sector potential at ₹8,600.25 crore, up 10.43% on the year. Farming dominates: agriculture is ₹5,359.54 crore (about 62%) of the plan, while MSME is ₹2,413.60 crore (about 28%).
The biggest single opportunity is straightforward crop credit - ₹3,656 crore for wheat, paddy and sugarcane, plus the cash crops sugarcane and mentha (mint). This terai district near the Himalayas is also shifting into higher-value produce - mango, guava, hybrid vegetables, flowers and medicinal plants.
Allied and processing clusters carry real money. Dairy is the largest allied line at ₹354 crore, backed by 438 milk-collection centres and 306 MT/day of chilling capacity. Food and agro processing is worth ₹349 crore, with 252 food units and 94 sugarcane (gur/sugar) units already running. On the industry side, Bareilly's MSME potential leans on its famous zardozi embroidery, bamboo craft, surma (kohl) and furniture trades.
The plan is blunt about what is missing. There are no organized markets for storing and selling produce, so warehousing and fruit-processing need special push. The district needs to tap solar energy, set up a soil-testing lab in every block, add milk routes, poultry and fish hatcheries and fish markets, and give industries reliable, uninterrupted power.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates: wheat, paddy and sugarcane are the main crops, with sugarcane and mentha (mint) as the leading cash crops; crop production/maintenance/marketing alone is ₹3656.00 cr of the ₹8600.25 cr plan.
- Farmers are diversifying from traditional grains into hybrid vegetables, mango, guava, flowers and medicinal plants; the terai belt near the Himalayas makes Bareilly strong for horticulture.
- Dairy is the biggest allied opportunity at ₹354.21 cr term credit; the district has 438 dairy cooperatives and 438 milk collection centres, buffalo stock of 7.08 lakh, and 306 MT/day of milk chilling/processing capacity.
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹349.48 cr, supported by 252 food (rice/flour/dal/oil) units, 94 sugarcane (gur/khandsari/sugar) units and 38 milk-processing units already operating.
- Farm mechanisation credit of ₹302.76 cr, backed by 15,243 tractors and 53,196 threshers/harvesters in use across the district.
- MSME potential of ₹2413.60 cr tied to Bareilly's handicraft clusters - zardozi embroidery, bamboo craft, surma (kohl) and furniture - plus established food-processing industry.
Gaps the plan names
- No organized markets for storing and marketing farm produce - the PLP calls for building organized market infrastructure and special efforts for fruit processing.
- Strong need to harness solar/renewable energy in the district (renewable-energy credit is only ₹30.22 cr).
- Soil-testing labs should be set up in every block (currently only 2 for the whole district) and the farm-extension network strengthened.
- Better farm equipment, mechanisation, irrigation and animal-health services needed, delivered through on-field demonstrations.
- More milk routes, poultry and fish hatcheries, and fish markets required to support the growing allied sector.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop credit dominates: wheat, paddy and sugarcane are the main crops, with sugarcane and mentha (mint) as the leading cash crops; crop production/maintenance/marketing alone is ₹3656.00 cr of the ₹8600.25 cr plan.
- Farmers are diversifying from traditional grains into hybrid vegetables, mango, guava, flowers and medicinal plants; the terai belt near the Himalayas makes Bareilly strong for horticulture.
- Dairy is the biggest allied opportunity at ₹354.21 cr term credit; the district has 438 dairy cooperatives and 438 milk collection centres, buffalo stock of 7.08 lakh, and 306 MT/day of milk chilling/processing capacity.
- Food & agro processing potential of ₹349.48 cr, supported by 252 food (rice/flour/dal/oil) units, 94 sugarcane (gur/khandsari/sugar) units and 38 milk-processing units already operating.
- Farm mechanisation credit of ₹302.76 cr, backed by 15,243 tractors and 53,196 threshers/harvesters in use across the district.
- MSME potential of ₹2413.60 cr tied to Bareilly's handicraft clusters - zardozi embroidery, bamboo craft, surma (kohl) and furniture - plus established food-processing industry.
Gaps the plan names
- No organized markets for storing and marketing farm produce - the PLP calls for building organized market infrastructure and special efforts for fruit processing.
- Strong need to harness solar/renewable energy in the district (renewable-energy credit is only ₹30.22 cr).
- Soil-testing labs should be set up in every block (currently only 2 for the whole district) and the farm-extension network strengthened.
- Better farm equipment, mechanisation, irrigation and animal-health services needed, delivered through on-field demonstrations.
- More milk routes, poultry and fish hatcheries, and fish markets required to support the growing allied sector.
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About Bareilly
Bareilly district belongs to the state Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Its capital is Bareilly city and it is divided in six administrative division or tehsils: Aonla, Baheri, Bareilly city, Faridpur, Mirganj, and Nawabganj. The Bareilly district is a part of the Bareilly Division and occupies an area of 4120 km2 with a population of 4,448,359 people according to the census of 2011.
Source: Wikipedia — Bareilly district
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