Udham Singh Nagarउधम सिंह नगर
16.5 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 16,48,902 (16.5 lakh)
- Area
- 2,908 km²
- Headquarters
- Rudrapur
₹9,557 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Udham Singh Nagar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Udham Singh Nagar · PLP 2023-24
₹9,557 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹3,123 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,065 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,237 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹1,223 cr
Udham Singh Nagar's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 puts the total priority-sector lending opportunity at about ₹9,557 crore. Farming and its allied lines make up roughly 60% of this (₹5,744 crore), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for another big slice at ₹3,123 crore — a reminder that this tarai district is both Uttarakhand's top farm belt and its main industrial hub.
The single largest chunk is straightforward crop lending (₹3,065 crore), driven by wheat, sugarcane and paddy where the district ranks first in the state for output and irrigation cover. On the business side, MSME loans split into working capital (₹1,674 crore) and term loans (₹1,449 crore), feeding rice mills, sugar mills, oil and solvent-extraction plants, and units across three SIDCUL industrial areas. Food and agro processing alone is worth ₹1,197 crore, helped by a new Food Processing Park at Mahuakheraganj in Kashipur and around 49 export-oriented units.
Other solid opportunities include dairy (₹249 crore, backed by 576 milk cooperatives), farm mechanisation (₹269 crore), warehousing and market yards (₹164 crore), poultry (₹119 crore) and housing (₹451 crore).
The plan's own gaps are practical: there is no organised market for storing and selling produce and no proper fruit-processing setup; soil-testing labs are needed in every block; irrigation, animal health and milk routes need strengthening; fish hatcheries and markets are missing; and industries need reliable power alongside a big untapped opportunity in solar energy.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single biggest opportunity at ₹3,064.67 cr, anchored by the tarai belt's wheat, sugarcane and paddy where the district ranks first in Uttarakhand for wheat and sugarcane output and irrigation cover (98.7% of net sown area).
- MSME lending potential of ₹3,122.55 cr (term ₹1,448.98 cr + working capital ₹1,673.57 cr) reflects the district's status as Uttarakhand's main industrial zone with three SIDCUL industrial areas and clusters such as rice mills, flour mills, sugar mills, oil/solvent-extraction plants, guar gum, polyester film, door-seal rubber profile and bulb/tube units.
- Food and agro processing carries ₹1,196.63 cr potential, boosted by a Government-of-India-sanctioned Food Processing Park at Mahuakheraganj, Kashipur, plus roughly 49 export-oriented units already operating in the district.
- Farm mechanisation is a large term-loan line at ₹269.45 cr, fitting a district that is Uttarakhand's leading agricultural belt with GBPUAT (Pantnagar) research support.
- Dairy development offers ₹248.61 cr, backed by 576 milk-producer cooperatives, alongside poultry ₹119.32 cr and sheep/goat/pig ₹23.54 cr.
- Horticulture is expanding as farmers move into mango, guava, hybrid vegetables (potato, peas, cauliflower, okra, onion), litchi, papaya and medicinal/floriculture crops, with plantation/horticulture/sericulture potential of ₹30.64 cr.
Gaps the plan names
- No organised market for storing and marketing farm produce, and a lack of dedicated fruit-processing facilities for the district's mango, guava and hybrid-vegetable output.
- Need to set up soil-testing laboratories in every block and to strengthen the existing agricultural extension network.
- Weak technology transfer and few field demonstrations for farmers; better farm equipment and mechanisation are needed.
- Irrigation needs improvement, and animal health services and the number of milk routes must be expanded.
- Fish hatcheries and fish markets need to be established to unlock fisheries potential.
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single biggest opportunity at ₹3,064.67 cr, anchored by the tarai belt's wheat, sugarcane and paddy where the district ranks first in Uttarakhand for wheat and sugarcane output and irrigation cover (98.7% of net sown area).
- MSME lending potential of ₹3,122.55 cr (term ₹1,448.98 cr + working capital ₹1,673.57 cr) reflects the district's status as Uttarakhand's main industrial zone with three SIDCUL industrial areas and clusters such as rice mills, flour mills, sugar mills, oil/solvent-extraction plants, guar gum, polyester film, door-seal rubber profile and bulb/tube units.
- Food and agro processing carries ₹1,196.63 cr potential, boosted by a Government-of-India-sanctioned Food Processing Park at Mahuakheraganj, Kashipur, plus roughly 49 export-oriented units already operating in the district.
- Farm mechanisation is a large term-loan line at ₹269.45 cr, fitting a district that is Uttarakhand's leading agricultural belt with GBPUAT (Pantnagar) research support.
- Dairy development offers ₹248.61 cr, backed by 576 milk-producer cooperatives, alongside poultry ₹119.32 cr and sheep/goat/pig ₹23.54 cr.
- Horticulture is expanding as farmers move into mango, guava, hybrid vegetables (potato, peas, cauliflower, okra, onion), litchi, papaya and medicinal/floriculture crops, with plantation/horticulture/sericulture potential of ₹30.64 cr.
Gaps the plan names
- No organised market for storing and marketing farm produce, and a lack of dedicated fruit-processing facilities for the district's mango, guava and hybrid-vegetable output.
- Need to set up soil-testing laboratories in every block and to strengthen the existing agricultural extension network.
- Weak technology transfer and few field demonstrations for farmers; better farm equipment and mechanisation are needed.
- Irrigation needs improvement, and animal health services and the number of milk routes must be expanded.
- Fish hatcheries and fish markets need to be established to unlock fisheries potential.
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Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Udham Singh Nagar
Udham Singh Nagar district is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarter. The district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Jaspur, Kashipur, Khatima, Kichha, Nanakmatta, Rudrapur, Sitarganj. The district is located in the Terai region, and is part of Kumaon Division. It is bounded on the north by Nainital District, on the northeast by Champawat District, on the east by Nepal, and on the south and west by Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bijnor District of Uttar Pradesh state. The district was created on 29 September 1995, by Mayawati government out of Nainital District. It is named for freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.
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