Bulandshahrबुलन्दशहर
35.0 lakh people. Larger than Qatar, Jamaica, or Armenia. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 34,99,171 (35.0 lakh)
- Area
- 4,441 km²
- Headquarters
- Bulandshahr
₹9,930 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Bulandshahr.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Bulandshahr · PLP 2023-24
₹9,930 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹6,053 cr
MSME
₹1,487 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,073 cr
Export credit
₹315 cr
Bulandshahr's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes the district's lendable potential at about ₹9,930 crore. Farming dominates: roughly ₹7,594 crore (about 76%) is for agriculture, while MSME/industry adds ₹1,487 crore - the second-biggest slice in this fairly industrialised district on the upper-Ganga plain.
The biggest opportunity by far is crop loans at ₹6,053 crore, serving a belt of paddy, wheat, potato and sugarcane. On the investment-credit side, dairy stands out at ₹457 crore, backed by large buffalo and cattle herds, followed by farm mechanisation at ₹290 crore (the plan pushes drones and precision farming). Food and agro-processing carries ₹175 crore across grain mills and fruit/pulp units, and storage and market infrastructure another ₹193 crore for warehouses, cold stores and market yards. Poultry (₹72 crore) and sheep/goat/piggery (₹78 crore) add further livestock scope.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: shortages of quality seed, fertiliser, veterinary care, poultry hatcheries and cattle-feed; a falling water table and thin forest cover; weak markets for non-farm produce and undeveloped rural haats; and broken milk routes that need bulk chilling units. It also flags that the credit-deposit ratio has slipped to 50%, below the 60% norm - so lifting actual lending is the district's headline priority.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production the dominant credit line at ₹6053.46 cr - district lies in the upper-Ganga plain (28.4N, 77.85E) with paddy (280515 ha), wheat (200978 ha), potato (256300 t output) and sugarcane as major crops
- Dairy is the single biggest allied-investment opportunity at ₹456.95 cr, backed by a large buffalo/cattle herd (17.23 lakh cattle, 9.72 lakh buffalo per the 2019 census) and 30 registered milk unions/societies
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹289.52 cr - promotion of drones, precision farming and internet-based interventions is a stated thrust area for the district
- MSME the second sector at ₹1486.50 cr in an industrialised district; small & marginal farmers hold 90.56% of holdings, so off-farm/enterprise credit is a growth lever
- Agri-storage & marketing infrastructure ₹193.04 cr - warehouses, godowns, market yards, silos and cold-storage chains (58 cold stores, 222320 t capacity already exist)
- Food & agro-processing potential of ₹175.02 cr across 483 fruit/pulp/juice-type units and grain/dal/rice/flour mills already operating in the district
Gaps the plan names
- Weak farm-input supply chain - shortage of good-quality seeds, fertilisers, nurseries, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units and cattle-feed units
- Falling groundwater table and inadequate forest cover threaten irrigation and land productivity; integrated minor irrigation and water-harvesting systems are needed
- Poor marketing system for non-farm produce and undeveloped rural haats (markets) limit farmers' price realisation
- Unavailability of organised milk routes - old milk routes need restarting and bulk milk chilling/cooling units set up on milk routes to strengthen the dairy value chain
- Inadequate electricity supply and a lack of frozen-semen supply for cattle-breed improvement constrain allied-sector growth
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production the dominant credit line at ₹6053.46 cr - district lies in the upper-Ganga plain (28.4N, 77.85E) with paddy (280515 ha), wheat (200978 ha), potato (256300 t output) and sugarcane as major crops
- Dairy is the single biggest allied-investment opportunity at ₹456.95 cr, backed by a large buffalo/cattle herd (17.23 lakh cattle, 9.72 lakh buffalo per the 2019 census) and 30 registered milk unions/societies
- Farm mechanisation potential of ₹289.52 cr - promotion of drones, precision farming and internet-based interventions is a stated thrust area for the district
- MSME the second sector at ₹1486.50 cr in an industrialised district; small & marginal farmers hold 90.56% of holdings, so off-farm/enterprise credit is a growth lever
- Agri-storage & marketing infrastructure ₹193.04 cr - warehouses, godowns, market yards, silos and cold-storage chains (58 cold stores, 222320 t capacity already exist)
- Food & agro-processing potential of ₹175.02 cr across 483 fruit/pulp/juice-type units and grain/dal/rice/flour mills already operating in the district
Gaps the plan names
- Weak farm-input supply chain - shortage of good-quality seeds, fertilisers, nurseries, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units and cattle-feed units
- Falling groundwater table and inadequate forest cover threaten irrigation and land productivity; integrated minor irrigation and water-harvesting systems are needed
- Poor marketing system for non-farm produce and undeveloped rural haats (markets) limit farmers' price realisation
- Unavailability of organised milk routes - old milk routes need restarting and bulk milk chilling/cooling units set up on milk routes to strengthen the dairy value chain
- Inadequate electricity supply and a lack of frozen-semen supply for cattle-breed improvement constrain allied-sector growth
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About Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr district is a district in the Meerut region in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), situated between the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. It is a part of the Delhi National Capital Region of India, and Bulandshahr is the district headquarters.
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