Farrukhabadफ़र्रूख़ाबाद
18.9 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 18,85,204 (18.9 lakh)
- Area
- 2,279 km²
- Headquarters
- Fatehgarh
₹2,672 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Farrukhabad.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Farrukhabad · PLP 2023-24
₹2,672 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,542 cr
MSME
₹487 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹174 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹173 cr
Farrukhabad's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes total priority-sector lending potential at Rs 2,672 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture accounts for Rs 1,930 crore (about 72%) while small and medium businesses (MSME) add Rs 487 crore (Rs 315 cr for setting up units, Rs 173 cr working capital); the rest is housing (Rs 109 cr), social infrastructure (Rs 52 cr), education (Rs 62 cr) and small heads.
The biggest money is in crop loans — Rs 1,542 crore — for a district whose main crops are wheat, potato, maize and mustard across 2.28 lakh hectares of sown land. Potato alone is projected to draw about Rs 480 crore of bank credit and wheat about Rs 390 crore. Dairy is the standout allied opportunity at Rs 75 crore, followed by farm machinery (Rs 45 cr) and irrigation/water works (Rs 18 cr). On the business side, Farrukhabad is known for zari-zardozi embroidery, namkeen, tobacco and handloom weaving (1,918 weaver societies), and NABARD has already built a rural haat and backs local FPOs. Warehousing and market infrastructure carry another Rs 164 crore.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: 93% of farms are tiny (average just 0.74 hectare), seed quality and seed-replacement rates are poor, pulses and oilseeds are neglected, and veterinary services and power supply are patchy. Only 1.23 lakh of 2.18 lakh farmers hold active Kisan Credit Cards, so many small growers still lack formal crop credit.
What the plan promotes
- Crop-production credit of Rs 1541.60cr is the plan's single biggest line; district GCA is 228352 ha and only 59.61% of gross-sown-area crop loan need is being met, so large headroom for KCC lending
- Dairy is the district's flagship allied activity with Rs 75.17cr term-loan potential; Farrukhabad is known for dairy development
- Potato is a major district crop (33.06 thousand ha, 10.20 lakh MT output in 2019-20); PLP units cost Rs 1.81/ha and project Rs 479.65cr bank credit for potato — the largest single crop-financing head
- Wheat dominates area (76.31 thousand ha, 3.25 lakh MT) with Rs 389.79cr projected bank credit; maize (35.90 thousand ha target) is grown heavily in the zaid season
- Farm mechanisation (Rs 45.34cr) and water-resource development (Rs 18.39cr) are top investment-credit heads for agriculture
- MSME potential of Rs 487.25cr (Rs 314.50cr investment + Rs 172.75cr working capital); the district is famous for zari-zardozi work, namkeen, tobacco and 1918 registered weaver societies employing thousands of artisans
Gaps the plan names
- About 93% of holdings are small and marginal, keeping agriculture at a subsistence level; shifting to agri-business is blocked by resource shortage and mindset barriers
- Main constraints to agricultural development are inadequate improved seed, fertiliser and veterinary services plus unreliable electricity supply
- Poor-quality seed is routinely supplied to farmers, lowering germination and yields; seed-replacement rate is very low and certified-seed use is limited
- Pulses and oilseeds occupy very little area with poor productivity because gross-sown area is dominated by wheat, potato and maize
- Basic infrastructure is lacking across sub-sectors (crop production, horticulture, land development, minor irrigation, animal husbandry), needing investment to unlock potential
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What the plan promotes
- Crop-production credit of Rs 1541.60cr is the plan's single biggest line; district GCA is 228352 ha and only 59.61% of gross-sown-area crop loan need is being met, so large headroom for KCC lending
- Dairy is the district's flagship allied activity with Rs 75.17cr term-loan potential; Farrukhabad is known for dairy development
- Potato is a major district crop (33.06 thousand ha, 10.20 lakh MT output in 2019-20); PLP units cost Rs 1.81/ha and project Rs 479.65cr bank credit for potato — the largest single crop-financing head
- Wheat dominates area (76.31 thousand ha, 3.25 lakh MT) with Rs 389.79cr projected bank credit; maize (35.90 thousand ha target) is grown heavily in the zaid season
- Farm mechanisation (Rs 45.34cr) and water-resource development (Rs 18.39cr) are top investment-credit heads for agriculture
- MSME potential of Rs 487.25cr (Rs 314.50cr investment + Rs 172.75cr working capital); the district is famous for zari-zardozi work, namkeen, tobacco and 1918 registered weaver societies employing thousands of artisans
Gaps the plan names
- About 93% of holdings are small and marginal, keeping agriculture at a subsistence level; shifting to agri-business is blocked by resource shortage and mindset barriers
- Main constraints to agricultural development are inadequate improved seed, fertiliser and veterinary services plus unreliable electricity supply
- Poor-quality seed is routinely supplied to farmers, lowering germination and yields; seed-replacement rate is very low and certified-seed use is limited
- Pulses and oilseeds occupy very little area with poor productivity because gross-sown area is dominated by wheat, potato and maize
- Basic infrastructure is lacking across sub-sectors (crop production, horticulture, land development, minor irrigation, animal husbandry), needing investment to unlock potential
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About Farrukhabad
Farrukhabad district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The town of Fatehgarh is the district headquarters. The district is part of Kanpur division.
Source: Wikipedia — Farrukhabad district
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