Mirzapurमिर्ज़ापुर
25.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 24,96,970 (25.0 lakh)
- Area
- 4,522 km²
- Headquarters
- Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal
₹2,773 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Mirzapur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
Opportunities
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NABARD's plan for Mirzapur · PLP 2023-24
₹2,773 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,334 cr
MSME
₹676 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹417 cr
Export credit
₹158 cr
Mirzapur's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sizes total priority-sector lending potential at Rs 2,772.93 crore, up 9.83% on the year. Agriculture and allied activities dominate at Rs 1,793.88 crore (about 65% of the plan), while small industry (MSME) adds Rs 675.84 crore and all other priority sectors together another Rs 303 crore.
The biggest single opportunity is ordinary crop loans at Rs 1,334 crore. On the investment side, dairy leads at Rs 175 crore, followed by farm machinery (Rs 87 crore), minor irrigation and water works (Rs 52 crore), goat/sheep/pig rearing (Rs 34 crore), and horticulture including sericulture (Rs 23 crore). Farmers here are shifting from traditional crops into hybrid vegetables, papaya, lemon, guava and medicinal plants.
Beyond the farm, Mirzapur's famous Banarasi sarees, carpets and durries drive the Rs 676 crore MSME opportunity. Six NABARD-backed farmer producer companies already sell through e-NAM, and warehousing, cold storage and food processing (about Rs 36 crore combined) are ready for investment.
The plan is blunt about what is missing: there are no organised markets for storing and selling produce, soil-testing labs and extension support are thin, farm mechanisation and irrigation lag, animal-health services and milk routes need expansion, fish and poultry hatcheries are wanting, the district's large solar potential sits unused, and industries suffer from unreliable power.
What the plan promotes
- Dairy is the single biggest allied opportunity at Rs 175.12 cr; the plan calls for increasing the number of milk routes and building milk collection infrastructure
- Farm mechanisation (Rs 86.90 cr) and minor-irrigation/water-resource development (Rs 51.82 cr) are flagged as term-loan priorities to raise low farm productivity
- Banarasi saree weaving, carpet and durrie (dari) making are the district's signature MSME clusters; MSME potential is Rs 675.84 cr (Rs 614.40 cr term + Rs 61.44 cr working capital)
- Farmers are moving from traditional crops into hybrid vegetables, papaya, lemon/sweet-lime (mausambi), guava (amrud) and medicinal plants - a horticulture/plantation shift NABARD wants banks to finance
- Organic (bio-fertiliser / jaivik) input production is called out as a growth area alongside dairy, poultry and goat rearing
- 06 NABARD-supported Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) already operate in seed production, vegetables, food processing, vermicompost and floriculture, all linked to e-NAM; a dedicated FPO/floriculture area-development scheme has been prepared
Gaps the plan names
- No organised markets for storing and selling farm produce - the plan urges building organised markets plus dedicated fruit-processing capacity
- Weak farm infrastructure: soil-testing labs needed in every block, the agricultural extension network needs strengthening, and technology demonstration on farmers' fields is lacking
- Shortage of modern farm equipment and mechanisation, and inadequate irrigation that needs improvement
- Animal-health services need upgrading, milk routes need to be increased, and new poultry and fish hatcheries and fish markets need to be established
- Large untapped solar-energy potential - the district badly needs solar / renewable-energy harnessing
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Dairy is the single biggest allied opportunity at Rs 175.12 cr; the plan calls for increasing the number of milk routes and building milk collection infrastructure
- Farm mechanisation (Rs 86.90 cr) and minor-irrigation/water-resource development (Rs 51.82 cr) are flagged as term-loan priorities to raise low farm productivity
- Banarasi saree weaving, carpet and durrie (dari) making are the district's signature MSME clusters; MSME potential is Rs 675.84 cr (Rs 614.40 cr term + Rs 61.44 cr working capital)
- Farmers are moving from traditional crops into hybrid vegetables, papaya, lemon/sweet-lime (mausambi), guava (amrud) and medicinal plants - a horticulture/plantation shift NABARD wants banks to finance
- Organic (bio-fertiliser / jaivik) input production is called out as a growth area alongside dairy, poultry and goat rearing
- 06 NABARD-supported Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) already operate in seed production, vegetables, food processing, vermicompost and floriculture, all linked to e-NAM; a dedicated FPO/floriculture area-development scheme has been prepared
Gaps the plan names
- No organised markets for storing and selling farm produce - the plan urges building organised markets plus dedicated fruit-processing capacity
- Weak farm infrastructure: soil-testing labs needed in every block, the agricultural extension network needs strengthening, and technology demonstration on farmers' fields is lacking
- Shortage of modern farm equipment and mechanisation, and inadequate irrigation that needs improvement
- Animal-health services need upgrading, milk routes need to be increased, and new poultry and fish hatcheries and fish markets need to be established
- Large untapped solar-energy potential - the district badly needs solar / renewable-energy harnessing
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Mirzapur
Mirzapur district is one of the 75 districts in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is bounded on the north by Bhadohi and Varanasi districts, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and on the northwest by Prayagraj. The district occupies an area of 4521km2. Mirzapur city is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division. This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal and several tourist attractions like waterfalls like Rajdari and Devdari and dams. It consist of several Ghats where historical sculptures are still present. During the Ganges festival these Ghats are decorated with lights and earthen lamps.
Source: Wikipedia — Mirzapur district
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