Alipurduarআলিপুরদুয়ার
15.0 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 15,01,983 (15.0 lakh)
- Area
- 3,383 km²
- Headquarters
- Alipurduar
₹2,651 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Alipurduar.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Alipurduar · PLP 2023-24
₹2,651 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,060 cr
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹501 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹460 cr
Others (loans to SHGs / JLGs)
₹384 cr
Alipurduar's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 sees about Rs 2,651 crore of lending potential. Farming and its allied trades dominate at roughly Rs 1,661 crore (about 63%), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for Rs 501 crore (about 19%); the rest is housing, education, SHG/JLG loans and social infrastructure.
The biggest single opportunity is everyday crop loans for paddy, jute, potato, maize and winter vegetables, worth about Rs 1,060 crore. Beyond that, term loans of Rs 460 crore back higher-value ventures: plantation and horticulture including silk (Rs 167 crore), farm machinery (Rs 91 crore), irrigation/water works (Rs 53 crore), dairy (Rs 52 crore), poultry (Rs 28 crore) and goat/pig rearing (Rs 26 crore). Fruit crops like litchi, guava, pineapple and dragon fruit are growing fast, vegetables cluster in Kumargram, Kalchini and Madarihat, and Falakata is known for quality potato. Tea remains the main cash crop. Food and agro-processing (rice, oil, dal, flour and spice mills) adds another Rs 38 crore.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: tiny fragmented farms (average 0.85 ha), reliance on the monsoon with weak irrigation, no organised milk cooperative, and an industry-starved economy with almost no processing units beyond rice mills and cold stores. Recurring floods and thin post-harvest infrastructure (cold chain, testing labs) are flagged as key gaps to fix.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy (Aman 33490 MT, Aus, Boro), jute, potato, maize, mustard, wheat and winter vegetables are the principal crops; maize is now grown year-round and the hybrid 'Alrounder' is widely planted.
- Tea is the main cash crop; the district's tea gardens and forests, plus rivers Torsa, Raidak, Kaljani, Sankosh and Gadadhar, define its Himalayan-foothills landscape.
- Plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) carries the biggest term-loan potential at 166.70cr; fruit crops mango, banana, guava, papaya, jackfruit, litchi, lemon, dragon fruit and pineapple are expanding.
- Vegetables are grown heavily in Kumargram, Kalchini and Madarihat blocks; Falakata is famous for quality potato.
- Dairy (52.48cr), poultry (27.92cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (25.77cr) are key allied lines; fish production is about 7700 MT with fisheries potential at 25.52cr.
- Collectivisation of farmers under FPOs for better price realisation and marketing, and strengthening PACS as Multi Service Centres, are the flagship thrust areas for 2023-24.
Gaps the plan names
- Fragmented land holdings (average 0.85 ha) hinder major agriculture activities and farm mechanisation; an enabling framework for land consolidation and a land-lease market is needed.
- Heavy dependency on monsoon and inadequate irrigation facilities are major concerns; net irrigated area is only 43% of net sown area.
- Absence of a well-organised milk cooperative limits dairy; commercial dairy, goatery, piggery and poultry farms are not coming up to demand, and quality animals and feed are scarce with few marketing facilities.
- District is industry-starved and categorised as industrially backward; except a few rice mills and cold storage no major industry has come up, and Agro/Food processing investment lags the available production base.
- Recurring flood and inundation threaten diversified/high-value cropping; erosion control and proper water management are required.
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What the plan promotes
- Paddy (Aman 33490 MT, Aus, Boro), jute, potato, maize, mustard, wheat and winter vegetables are the principal crops; maize is now grown year-round and the hybrid 'Alrounder' is widely planted.
- Tea is the main cash crop; the district's tea gardens and forests, plus rivers Torsa, Raidak, Kaljani, Sankosh and Gadadhar, define its Himalayan-foothills landscape.
- Plantation & horticulture (incl. sericulture) carries the biggest term-loan potential at 166.70cr; fruit crops mango, banana, guava, papaya, jackfruit, litchi, lemon, dragon fruit and pineapple are expanding.
- Vegetables are grown heavily in Kumargram, Kalchini and Madarihat blocks; Falakata is famous for quality potato.
- Dairy (52.48cr), poultry (27.92cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (25.77cr) are key allied lines; fish production is about 7700 MT with fisheries potential at 25.52cr.
- Collectivisation of farmers under FPOs for better price realisation and marketing, and strengthening PACS as Multi Service Centres, are the flagship thrust areas for 2023-24.
Gaps the plan names
- Fragmented land holdings (average 0.85 ha) hinder major agriculture activities and farm mechanisation; an enabling framework for land consolidation and a land-lease market is needed.
- Heavy dependency on monsoon and inadequate irrigation facilities are major concerns; net irrigated area is only 43% of net sown area.
- Absence of a well-organised milk cooperative limits dairy; commercial dairy, goatery, piggery and poultry farms are not coming up to demand, and quality animals and feed are scarce with few marketing facilities.
- District is industry-starved and categorised as industrially backward; except a few rice mills and cold storage no major industry has come up, and Agro/Food processing investment lags the available production base.
- Recurring flood and inundation threaten diversified/high-value cropping; erosion control and proper water management are required.
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About Alipurduar
Alipurduar district, is one of the 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Jalpaiguri Division. Alipurduar city is the headquarters of the district. It was made a district by bifurcating Jalpaiguri district on June 25, 2014. This is the easternmost district of West Bengal. It is situated in the Western Dooars natural region, in the foothills of the Bengal Himalayas.
Source: Wikipedia — Alipurduar district
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