RaeBareliरायबरेली
34.1 lakh people. Larger than Qatar, Jamaica, or Armenia. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 34,05,559 (34.1 lakh)
- Area
- 4,609 km²
- Headquarters
- Raebareli
₹3,130 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in RaeBareli.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for RaeBareli · PLP 2023-24
₹3,130 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,006 cr
MSME
₹381 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹367 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹130 cr
Raebareli's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sees about Rs.3,129 crore of lending potential across all priority sectors. Farming and its allied lines dominate, making up roughly 82% (about Rs.2,576 crore), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for about Rs.381 crore (12%).
The single biggest opportunity is everyday crop farming at about Rs.2,006 crore — the district has 2.24 lakh hectares of net sown land, 91% of it irrigated, and grows mostly paddy and wheat. Among longer-term investment loans, dairy stands out at about Rs.166 crore (with milk output near 1,017 lakh litres), followed by farm mechanisation (~Rs.97 crore) and food & agro-processing (~Rs.94 crore), where 752 grain, flour, dal and oil units already run. There is also room for cold storage and warehousing worth about Rs.62 crore, plus poultry, goat-rearing and fisheries.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: shortages of good seed, fertiliser, nursery stock and veterinary care; weak crop marketing and too few rural markets (haats); sodic soil and falling groundwater; and defunct old milk routes with no chilling units. It suggests reviving milk routes, building bulk milk coolers, adding para-vet training, and using RIDF funds to fix roads, bridges and irrigation.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single largest opportunity at Rs.2006.16 cr; Raebareli has 224310 ha net sown area with 91% irrigated and cropping intensity of 1.62, led by paddy (528381 MT) and wheat (243689 MT)
- Dairy is the biggest investment-credit line at Rs.166.18 cr, backed by a large bovine population and milk output of ~1017 lakh litre; PLP calls for reviving old milk routes and setting up bulk milk chilling units on milk routes
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs.97.01 cr, with 11082 tractors and 167 power tillers already in the district
- Food & agro-processing potential of Rs.93.61 cr; 752 grain/flour/dal/oil units and 39 spice units already operate, plus scope in fruit, vegetables, medicinal & aromatic plants
- Storage & marketing infrastructure (warehouse, godown, cold storage) worth Rs.61.50 cr identified as a priority build-out
- MSME credit potential of Rs.381.32 cr (Rs.237.83 cr term + Rs.143.50 cr working capital) served by a network of 334 bank branches
Gaps the plan names
- Poor availability of quality inputs: good-quality seed, fertiliser, nursery stock, veterinary services and poultry hatchery units, plus unreliable power supply along milk routes
- Weak and fragmented marketing system for non-food crops and farm produce, and a shortage of developed rural haats (markets)
- Sodic land and falling groundwater levels constrain agriculture; inadequate forest cover and no integrated system for minor irrigation and water harvesting
- Old milk routes lie defunct and there are no bulk milk chilling units on milk routes; para-vet training is lacking
- Gaps in large-scale afforestation, animal quality improvement, and rural skill & entrepreneurship development
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single largest opportunity at Rs.2006.16 cr; Raebareli has 224310 ha net sown area with 91% irrigated and cropping intensity of 1.62, led by paddy (528381 MT) and wheat (243689 MT)
- Dairy is the biggest investment-credit line at Rs.166.18 cr, backed by a large bovine population and milk output of ~1017 lakh litre; PLP calls for reviving old milk routes and setting up bulk milk chilling units on milk routes
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs.97.01 cr, with 11082 tractors and 167 power tillers already in the district
- Food & agro-processing potential of Rs.93.61 cr; 752 grain/flour/dal/oil units and 39 spice units already operate, plus scope in fruit, vegetables, medicinal & aromatic plants
- Storage & marketing infrastructure (warehouse, godown, cold storage) worth Rs.61.50 cr identified as a priority build-out
- MSME credit potential of Rs.381.32 cr (Rs.237.83 cr term + Rs.143.50 cr working capital) served by a network of 334 bank branches
Gaps the plan names
- Poor availability of quality inputs: good-quality seed, fertiliser, nursery stock, veterinary services and poultry hatchery units, plus unreliable power supply along milk routes
- Weak and fragmented marketing system for non-food crops and farm produce, and a shortage of developed rural haats (markets)
- Sodic land and falling groundwater levels constrain agriculture; inadequate forest cover and no integrated system for minor irrigation and water harvesting
- Old milk routes lie defunct and there are no bulk milk chilling units on milk routes; para-vet training is lacking
- Gaps in large-scale afforestation, animal quality improvement, and rural skill & entrepreneurship development
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