Etawahइटावा
15.8 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 15,81,810 (15.8 lakh)
- Area
- 2,287 km²
- Headquarters
- Etawah
₹1,548 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Etawah.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Etawah · PLP 2023-24
₹1,548 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹894 cr
MSME
₹196 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹192 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹114 cr
For 2023-24 NABARD pegs Etawah's total priority-sector lending potential at about Rs 1,547.68 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture (crop loans plus term loans, infrastructure and processing) is roughly Rs 1,229 crore, about 79% of the plan, while MSME is Rs 196 crore (about 13%), split into Rs 167.65 crore of term loans and Rs 28.35 crore of working capital.
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop loans at Rs 894 crore, reflecting a district that lives off farming along the Yamuna and Chambal. Among longer-term investments, minor irrigation and water resources (Rs 65 crore) and dairy (Rs 47 crore) lead, followed by farm machinery (Rs 21 crore), sheep/goat/pig rearing (Rs 20 crore) and poultry (Rs 9 crore). A large Rs 92 crore is earmarked for storage and marketing infrastructure such as godowns, cold storage and market yards, and Rs 19 crore for food and agro-processing, both tied to NABARD's push for Farmer Producer Organisations.
The plan is frank about what holds the district back: shortages of quality seed, fertiliser, nursery stock, veterinary services and cattle-feed units; unreliable power; broken milk routes; sodic soils and a falling water table; poor markets for produce; and undeveloped village haats. Its own fixes include reviving milk routes with chilling units, supplying frozen semen for better breeds, combining minor irrigation with water harvesting, and widening credit through KCC, Mudra and Stand-Up India.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the anchor at 894.20 cr in a district whose main livelihood is farming, with the Yamuna and Chambal rivers running through it
- Dairy leads livestock investment at 46.97 cr, backed by a thrust on reviving old milk routes and setting up bulk milk-chilling units
- Water resources (minor irrigation) at 65.13 cr and farm mechanisation at 20.77 cr are the largest term-loan sub-lines for on-farm modernisation
- Agriculture infrastructure of 113.89 cr is driven by 92.10 cr for storage & marketing (godowns, cold storage, silos, market yards)
- Food & agro processing potential of 19.07 cr, supported by NABARD's push on Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and produce aggregation
- MSME potential of 196.00 cr (167.65 cr term loan + 28.35 cr working capital) with a sustained strategy to develop the small-industry sector
Gaps the plan names
- Non-availability of key inputs: good-quality seed, fertiliser, nursery stock, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units, cattle-feed units, power supply and functioning milk routes
- Weak marketing system for non-farm and agri produce, plus undeveloped rural haats (village markets)
- Sodic (alkaline) soils and a falling groundwater table constrain crop productivity
- Inadequate forest cover across the district
- Suggested actions: revive old milk routes, set up bulk milk-chilling units on routes, supply frozen semen for breed improvement, integrate minor irrigation with water harvesting, ensure adequate power, and build village haats
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the anchor at 894.20 cr in a district whose main livelihood is farming, with the Yamuna and Chambal rivers running through it
- Dairy leads livestock investment at 46.97 cr, backed by a thrust on reviving old milk routes and setting up bulk milk-chilling units
- Water resources (minor irrigation) at 65.13 cr and farm mechanisation at 20.77 cr are the largest term-loan sub-lines for on-farm modernisation
- Agriculture infrastructure of 113.89 cr is driven by 92.10 cr for storage & marketing (godowns, cold storage, silos, market yards)
- Food & agro processing potential of 19.07 cr, supported by NABARD's push on Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and produce aggregation
- MSME potential of 196.00 cr (167.65 cr term loan + 28.35 cr working capital) with a sustained strategy to develop the small-industry sector
Gaps the plan names
- Non-availability of key inputs: good-quality seed, fertiliser, nursery stock, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units, cattle-feed units, power supply and functioning milk routes
- Weak marketing system for non-farm and agri produce, plus undeveloped rural haats (village markets)
- Sodic (alkaline) soils and a falling groundwater table constrain crop productivity
- Inadequate forest cover across the district
- Suggested actions: revive old milk routes, set up bulk milk-chilling units on routes, supply frozen semen for breed improvement, integrate minor irrigation with water harvesting, ensure adequate power, and build village haats
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About Etawah
Etawah district is one of the districts in the western portion of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Etawah town is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2311 km2. It has a population of 1,581,810.
Source: Wikipedia — Etawah district
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