Gautam Buddha Nagarगौतम बुद्ध नगर
16.5 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 16,48,115 (16.5 lakh)
- Area
- 1,269 km²
- Headquarters
- Noida
₹18,093 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Gautam Buddha Nagar · PLP 2023-24
₹18,093 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹13,648 cr
Housing
₹1,590 cr
Export credit
₹978 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹710 cr
For 2023-24, NABARD estimates about Rs 18,093 crore of priority-sector lending potential in Gautam Buddha Nagar. This district is very different from a typical farm district: MSME lending alone is Rs 13,648 crore (roughly three-quarters of the whole plan), while all of agriculture and allied activities together come to about Rs 1,485 crore. Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri and Jewar form one of Uttar Pradesh's biggest industrial and export hubs, and engineering goods are the district's main product - MSME credit here climbed from Rs 5,580 crore in 2017-18 to over Rs 10,000 crore.
On the farm side, the largest single opportunity is dairy at about Rs 208 crore, followed by farm mechanisation (Rs 94 crore) and short-term crop credit of Rs 710 crore on land that is nearly fully irrigated. Wheat and sugarcane are the main crops. The plan specifically encourages dairy, poultry, floriculture, agroforestry, vermicompost, food-processing units and solar-powered equipment as good businesses for small farmers. Other big lines include housing (Rs 1,590 crore) and export credit (Rs 978 crore), plus warehousing and cold-storage infrastructure worth Rs 144 crore.
The plan's own warnings: farmland keeps shrinking as cities spread, small borrowers and self-help groups need faster bank support, cooperative societies must be revived (only 6,394 of 13,267 members are active), and landless farmers and sharecroppers need to be brought into formal credit through joint liability groups.
What the plan promotes
- MSME is the dominant lending opportunity at Rs 13,648 cr (~75% of the plan) - Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida/Greater Noida/Dadri/Jewar) is a leading UP industrial hub whose main product is engineering goods; MSME credit flow rose from Rs 5,580 cr in 2017-18 to Rs 10,101 cr.
- Dairy is the biggest farm-investment line at Rs 207.93 cr; milk output grew from 267 thousand MT (2005-06) to 280 thousand MT (2014-15) and the plan flags dairy, poultry, sheep and goat as easy supplementary businesses for small and marginal farmers.
- Crop production credit of Rs 710.27 cr on 1,01,673 ha of nearly 100% irrigated land (crop intensity 192%); wheat and sugarcane are the main crops, plus paddy, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables.
- Thrust areas named by the plan: dairy/poultry/piggery, plantation and horticulture (mainly floriculture), agroforestry, vermicompost, agri & food-processing units, and solar-powered farm equipment.
- Farm mechanisation Rs 93.62 cr and district-specific transport/other agri credit (bullocks, carts, two-wheelers) Rs 64.18 cr are sizeable term-loan lines.
- Storage and agro-marketing infrastructure worth Rs 143.57 cr - warehouses, godowns, market yard, silos and cold-storage chains.
Gaps the plan names
- Agricultural land is shrinking continuously due to rapid urbanisation and pressure on natural resources is rising, so technology-based farming must be adopted to maximise land use.
- Small traders, farmers and SHGs need banks to give them the necessary support and priority, and applications under various government schemes should be sanctioned on priority.
- Cooperative societies face a serious viability and sustainability challenge from urbanisation; they need to be developed as multipurpose centres and their large inactive membership (6,394 active of 13,267) reactivated.
- Financial inclusion of sharecroppers, oral lessees and landless farmers - especially through Joint Liability Groups - is needed to raise their incomes and build capital.
- Better coordination among government departments, banks and stakeholders, with regular and effective review of ground-level priority-sector credit flow at district and block level meetings.
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What the plan promotes
- MSME is the dominant lending opportunity at Rs 13,648 cr (~75% of the plan) - Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida/Greater Noida/Dadri/Jewar) is a leading UP industrial hub whose main product is engineering goods; MSME credit flow rose from Rs 5,580 cr in 2017-18 to Rs 10,101 cr.
- Dairy is the biggest farm-investment line at Rs 207.93 cr; milk output grew from 267 thousand MT (2005-06) to 280 thousand MT (2014-15) and the plan flags dairy, poultry, sheep and goat as easy supplementary businesses for small and marginal farmers.
- Crop production credit of Rs 710.27 cr on 1,01,673 ha of nearly 100% irrigated land (crop intensity 192%); wheat and sugarcane are the main crops, plus paddy, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables.
- Thrust areas named by the plan: dairy/poultry/piggery, plantation and horticulture (mainly floriculture), agroforestry, vermicompost, agri & food-processing units, and solar-powered farm equipment.
- Farm mechanisation Rs 93.62 cr and district-specific transport/other agri credit (bullocks, carts, two-wheelers) Rs 64.18 cr are sizeable term-loan lines.
- Storage and agro-marketing infrastructure worth Rs 143.57 cr - warehouses, godowns, market yard, silos and cold-storage chains.
Gaps the plan names
- Agricultural land is shrinking continuously due to rapid urbanisation and pressure on natural resources is rising, so technology-based farming must be adopted to maximise land use.
- Small traders, farmers and SHGs need banks to give them the necessary support and priority, and applications under various government schemes should be sanctioned on priority.
- Cooperative societies face a serious viability and sustainability challenge from urbanisation; they need to be developed as multipurpose centres and their large inactive membership (6,394 active of 13,267) reactivated.
- Financial inclusion of sharecroppers, oral lessees and landless farmers - especially through Joint Liability Groups - is needed to raise their incomes and build capital.
- Better coordination among government departments, banks and stakeholders, with regular and effective review of ground-level priority-sector credit flow at district and block level meetings.
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About Gautam Buddha Nagar
Gautam Buddha Nagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh, named after Gautama Buddha. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region and is divided into 3 sub-divisions (Tehsils) of Noida, Dadri and Jewar. Greater Noida is the administrative headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri, Jewar, YEIDA City and Dankaur fall under this district.
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