Jhansiझांसी
20.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 19,98,603 (20.0 lakh)
- Area
- 5,024 km²
- Headquarters
- Jhansi
₹4,725 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Jhansi.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Jhansi · PLP 2023-24
₹4,725 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,654 cr
MSME
₹847 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹620 cr
Housing
₹233 cr
Jhansi's 2023-24 credit plan sees about Rs 4,725 crore of priority-sector lending potential. Farming dominates: agriculture is Rs 3,506 crore (about 74%) of the plan, while small businesses (MSME) account for Rs 847 crore.
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop loans at Rs 2,654 crore — this is wheat, sesame (til), groundnut and urad country, with groundnut the main cash crop. Beyond crops, the largest investment loans are for dairy (Rs 236 crore), farm machinery (Rs 154 crore) and water resources (Rs 126 crore). Jhansi has 49 milk cooperatives, and dairy, poultry and fish farming all need proper markets to grow. Horticulture is a clear growth area — farmers are moving into guava, amla, papaya, off-season vegetables, sweet lime, strawberry and medicinal/aromatic crops like mentha. NABARD supports 6 farmer producer companies (linked to eNAM) and has built a rural haat at Bangra block. Handloom weaving near Rani Pur is a big cottage trade (83 weavers' cooperatives) but weavers sell cheaply to middlemen for lack of a market.
The plan's own warnings: too little cold storage and warehousing (Rs 153 crore is earmarked for it), middlemen squeezing farmer margins, no transparent price information, weak bank disbursement and recovery, and a real need to tap solar power and add block-level soil-testing labs.
What the plan promotes
- Total priority-sector potential of Rs 4724.60 cr for 2023-24, of which agriculture is Rs 3506.49 cr (74.22%) and MSME Rs 846.88 cr; crop production alone is Rs 2654.05 cr
- Dairy is the single biggest allied investment line at Rs 235.63 cr; the district has 49 primary milk cooperatives (~2,009 members) and dairy, poultry and fisheries all need commercial market linkage
- Horticulture thrust on guava (amrud), amla and papaya, plus off-season hybrid vegetables, sweet lime (mausambi), strawberry and medicinal/aromatic plants (mentha, aromatic crops) where farmers are showing new interest
- Farm mechanisation Rs 153.86 cr and water resources Rs 125.82 cr are large term-loan lines; net sown area is 90% irrigated, mainly from surface water, with wheat/sesame/groundnut/urad the main crops
- NABARD is running 09 water-recharge (jalagam) schemes covering about 10,000 ha of land and water conservation in the district
- 06 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) supported by NABARD are active in seed production, vegetable production, food processing and poultry, and are linked to eNAM
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate storage capacity for agricultural produce, and no organised market / food-processing facility for fruit and other crops
- Middlemen capture a large share of produce value and keep farmers from realising fair prices; farmers are unaware of daily cash-crop prices, so a transparent marketing system is needed
- Inadequate credit disbursement by banks and unsatisfactory recovery; government-department support is needed to improve recovery
- Strong need to harness solar energy; set up a soil-testing laboratory in every block and strengthen the existing extension network
- Improve irrigation and animal health, increase the number of milk routes, and establish poultry/fish hatcheries and fish markets
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Total priority-sector potential of Rs 4724.60 cr for 2023-24, of which agriculture is Rs 3506.49 cr (74.22%) and MSME Rs 846.88 cr; crop production alone is Rs 2654.05 cr
- Dairy is the single biggest allied investment line at Rs 235.63 cr; the district has 49 primary milk cooperatives (~2,009 members) and dairy, poultry and fisheries all need commercial market linkage
- Horticulture thrust on guava (amrud), amla and papaya, plus off-season hybrid vegetables, sweet lime (mausambi), strawberry and medicinal/aromatic plants (mentha, aromatic crops) where farmers are showing new interest
- Farm mechanisation Rs 153.86 cr and water resources Rs 125.82 cr are large term-loan lines; net sown area is 90% irrigated, mainly from surface water, with wheat/sesame/groundnut/urad the main crops
- NABARD is running 09 water-recharge (jalagam) schemes covering about 10,000 ha of land and water conservation in the district
- 06 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) supported by NABARD are active in seed production, vegetable production, food processing and poultry, and are linked to eNAM
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate storage capacity for agricultural produce, and no organised market / food-processing facility for fruit and other crops
- Middlemen capture a large share of produce value and keep farmers from realising fair prices; farmers are unaware of daily cash-crop prices, so a transparent marketing system is needed
- Inadequate credit disbursement by banks and unsatisfactory recovery; government-department support is needed to improve recovery
- Strong need to harness solar energy; set up a soil-testing laboratory in every block and strengthen the existing extension network
- Improve irrigation and animal health, increase the number of milk routes, and establish poultry/fish hatcheries and fish markets
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
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About Jhansi
Jhansi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Jhansi is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to the south by Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh state, to the southwest by Lalitpur District, which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the Datia and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 19,98,603. Lalitpur District, which extends into the hill country to the south, was added to Jhansi District in 1891, and made a separate district again in 1974.
Source: Wikipedia — Jhansi district
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