Meerutमेरठ
34.4 lakh people. Larger than Qatar, Jamaica, or Armenia. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 34,43,689 (34.4 lakh)
- Area
- 2,522 km²
- Headquarters
- Meerut
₹14,881 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Meerut.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Meerut · PLP 2023-24
₹14,881 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹6,129 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹5,231 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,553 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹1,176 cr
Meerut's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes up ₹14,881 crore of lending potential across all priority sectors. Farming and its allied lines make up the bigger half - about ₹8,270 crore (55.6%) - while MSME industry is close behind at ₹6,129 crore (41.2%), a reminder that Meerut is as much a factory town as a farm district.
On the farm side, ordinary crop loans are the single biggest bucket at ₹5,231 crore, since Meerut is mainly a sugarcane belt that also grows wheat, paddy, maize, oilseeds and potato, with mango, guava and peach orchards. For anyone building a business, the clearest openings are dairy (₹928 crore) - backed by 498 milk-producer societies - farm-machinery loans (₹302 crore), and storage and cold-chain projects (₹687 crore). Food and agro-processing carries ₹250 crore of its own.
The industrial story is led by Meerut's famous sports-goods and cricket-equipment cluster (SG and SS brands that export abroad), alongside textiles, handloom and powerloom, scissors, transformers and roughly 550 MSME units. All 12 blocks now have a Farmer Producer Organisation.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: shortages of quality seed, nursery stock and veterinary and hatchery services; too few good-breed animals and weak milk-chilling on old milk routes; thin storage and marketing that pushes farmers and artisans toward middlemen; poor forest cover and unreliable power; and gaps in water conservation and skilling.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single largest line at ₹5230.73 Cr (35.15% of the plan) - Meerut is chiefly a sugarcane district, with wheat, paddy, maize, oilseeds and potato, and horticulture in mango, guava and peach.
- MSME potential of ₹6129.00 Cr (41.19% of the plan): Meerut is one of India's richest sports-goods and cricket-equipment manufacturing hubs (SG and SS brands exporting to England, Australia and others), plus textiles, handloom, powerloom, scissors, nail cutters, musical instruments, transformers, machinery parts and readymade garments.
- Dairy is the biggest allied-investment opportunity at ₹927.50 Cr, backed by 498 primary milk-producer societies with 10,225 members.
- Farm mechanisation term-credit potential of ₹302.19 Cr, supporting the district's largely mechanised cultivation.
- Agriculture storage and marketing infrastructure of ₹686.87 Cr for warehouses, godowns, market yards, silos and cold-storage units/chains.
- Food and agro-processing credit potential of ₹249.65 Cr under ancillary activities.
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate availability of quality inputs - certified seeds, nursery stock, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units and cattle-feed units.
- Shortage of good-breed livestock and insufficient milk-collection/chilling infrastructure (old milk routes lack bulk-milk chilling units).
- Inadequate storage capacity and poor marketing arrangements for both agricultural and non-agricultural produce, forcing farmers and artisans to depend on middlemen and accept low margins.
- Insufficient forest cover and inadequate power supply, calling for large-scale afforestation and reliable electricity.
- Weak water-conservation structures and limited minor-irrigation arrangements.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single largest line at ₹5230.73 Cr (35.15% of the plan) - Meerut is chiefly a sugarcane district, with wheat, paddy, maize, oilseeds and potato, and horticulture in mango, guava and peach.
- MSME potential of ₹6129.00 Cr (41.19% of the plan): Meerut is one of India's richest sports-goods and cricket-equipment manufacturing hubs (SG and SS brands exporting to England, Australia and others), plus textiles, handloom, powerloom, scissors, nail cutters, musical instruments, transformers, machinery parts and readymade garments.
- Dairy is the biggest allied-investment opportunity at ₹927.50 Cr, backed by 498 primary milk-producer societies with 10,225 members.
- Farm mechanisation term-credit potential of ₹302.19 Cr, supporting the district's largely mechanised cultivation.
- Agriculture storage and marketing infrastructure of ₹686.87 Cr for warehouses, godowns, market yards, silos and cold-storage units/chains.
- Food and agro-processing credit potential of ₹249.65 Cr under ancillary activities.
Gaps the plan names
- Inadequate availability of quality inputs - certified seeds, nursery stock, veterinary services, poultry hatchery units and cattle-feed units.
- Shortage of good-breed livestock and insufficient milk-collection/chilling infrastructure (old milk routes lack bulk-milk chilling units).
- Inadequate storage capacity and poor marketing arrangements for both agricultural and non-agricultural produce, forcing farmers and artisans to depend on middlemen and accept low margins.
- Insufficient forest cover and inadequate power supply, calling for large-scale afforestation and reliable electricity.
- Weak water-conservation structures and limited minor-irrigation arrangements.
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
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About Meerut
Meerut district is one of the districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and a part of Delhi, with the city of Meerut as the district headquarters. Meerut District is also a part of the Meerut Division. The administrative head of district of Meerut is a District Magistrate while the administrative head of Meerut Division is Divisional Commissioner, an IAS officer.
Source: Wikipedia — Meerut district
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