Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur)পূর্ব মেদিনীপুর
51.0 lakh people. Larger than Oman, Kuwait, or Mongolia. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 50,95,875 (51.0 lakh)
- Area
- 4,736 km²
- Headquarters
- Tamluk
₹14,678 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur).
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur) · PLP 2023-24
₹14,678 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹5,278 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹4,896 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹2,067 cr
Informal credit delivery system (SHG/JLG)
₹1,354 cr
Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur) has a total priority-sector credit plan of about Rs 14,678 crore for 2023-24. Agriculture and allied activities make up around half of it at Rs 7,334 crore, while MSME is the next biggest at Rs 5,278 crore.
The district's identity is captured in three words - Dhan, Paan, Meen (paddy, betel vine, fish). Fisheries is the standout: this is West Bengal's largest marine-fish producer and second-largest inland-fishery district, with a fisheries term-loan potential of Rs 557 crore, and NABARD is actively setting up Fish Farmers' Producer Organisations. Flowers are another strength - the Panskura-I and Kolaghat blocks are a nationally important floriculture belt, and tube-rose is even exported. Crop loans for paddy, potato, groundnut, mustard, pulses and vegetables total Rs 4,896 crore, and plantation & horticulture (11,713 ha) is the single biggest term-loan line at Rs 583 crore. Processing clusters include cashew at Majna and Contai-I and human-hair processing in Bhagawanpur and Chandipur, both foreign-exchange earners. The lone sea beach of Bengal (Digha, Mandarmoni, Shankarpur) supports tourism.
The plan flags clear gaps: the KVK is not yet running at full capacity; dairy is weak and needs village-level co-operatives and a stronger TAMUL setup; Panskura and Kolaghat lack proper marketing infrastructure to become flower and vegetable hubs; and poor banking, road and telephone networks keep credit uptake low. Strengthening cooperatives and covering tenant farmers through JLGs are named priorities.
What the plan promotes
- Fisheries is the district's key sector - Purba Medinipur is the State's largest marine-fish producer and second largest inland-fishery producer; fisheries term-credit potential of Rs 557.36 cr, with NABARD forming Fish Farmers' Producer Organisations for commercial fish production
- Floriculture is a national-scale specialty around Panskura-I and Kolaghat (Panskura-II) blocks; these two blocks are flagged as promising marketing hubs for flowers, vegetables and betel leaf, and tube-rose flowers are exported
- Predominant economic activities are Dhan, Paan and Meen (paddy, betel vine and fish); main crops paddy, potato, groundnut, mustard, pulses and vegetables with cropping intensity about 170%
- Plantation & horticulture is the largest term-loan sub-line at Rs 582.56 cr, assessed for 11,713 hectares; crop-loan potential of Rs 4896.30 cr for paddy, potato, groundnut, mustard, pulses and vegetables
- Cashew processing industry at Majna and Contai-I block is a flourishing activity; human-hair processing in Bhagawanpur I & II and Chandipur blocks is a prime foreign-exchange earner
- Poultry (Rs 314.14 cr) and dairy (Rs 258.57 cr) are large livestock term-loan opportunities; MSME potential of Rs 5277.95 cr with thrust on traditional cottage and agro industries plus GI tagging
Gaps the plan names
- KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) needs to be operationalized to its full potential to strengthen Central and State government extension efforts
- Dairy sector is weak - dairy co-operative societies must be set up at village level and the TAMUL structure strengthened at district level to give the sector impetus
- Panskura and Kolaghat blocks, though strategically located, lack developed marketing infrastructure to become hubs for flowers, vegetables and betel leaf
- District is underdeveloped on all parameters with poor communication, banking and telephone networks, resulting in low credit off-take and limited branch expansion in remote areas
- Cooperatives need strengthening so they can train farmers in fertilizer use and new technology and lend at reasonable rates; better coverage of oral lessees and tenant farmers through JLGs is needed
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What the plan promotes
- Fisheries is the district's key sector - Purba Medinipur is the State's largest marine-fish producer and second largest inland-fishery producer; fisheries term-credit potential of Rs 557.36 cr, with NABARD forming Fish Farmers' Producer Organisations for commercial fish production
- Floriculture is a national-scale specialty around Panskura-I and Kolaghat (Panskura-II) blocks; these two blocks are flagged as promising marketing hubs for flowers, vegetables and betel leaf, and tube-rose flowers are exported
- Predominant economic activities are Dhan, Paan and Meen (paddy, betel vine and fish); main crops paddy, potato, groundnut, mustard, pulses and vegetables with cropping intensity about 170%
- Plantation & horticulture is the largest term-loan sub-line at Rs 582.56 cr, assessed for 11,713 hectares; crop-loan potential of Rs 4896.30 cr for paddy, potato, groundnut, mustard, pulses and vegetables
- Cashew processing industry at Majna and Contai-I block is a flourishing activity; human-hair processing in Bhagawanpur I & II and Chandipur blocks is a prime foreign-exchange earner
- Poultry (Rs 314.14 cr) and dairy (Rs 258.57 cr) are large livestock term-loan opportunities; MSME potential of Rs 5277.95 cr with thrust on traditional cottage and agro industries plus GI tagging
Gaps the plan names
- KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) needs to be operationalized to its full potential to strengthen Central and State government extension efforts
- Dairy sector is weak - dairy co-operative societies must be set up at village level and the TAMUL structure strengthened at district level to give the sector impetus
- Panskura and Kolaghat blocks, though strategically located, lack developed marketing infrastructure to become hubs for flowers, vegetables and betel leaf
- District is underdeveloped on all parameters with poor communication, banking and telephone networks, resulting in low credit off-take and limited branch expansion in remote areas
- Cooperatives need strengthening so they can train farmers in fertilizer use and new technology and lend at reasonable rates; better coverage of oral lessees and tenant farmers through JLGs is needed
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About Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur)
Purba Medinipur district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The headquarters is Tamluk. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Medinipur into East Midnapore and West Midnapore which lies at the northern and western border of it. The state of Odisha is at the southwest border; the Bay of Bengal lies in the south; the Hooghly River and South 24 Parganas district to the east; Howrah district to the north-east; West Midnapore district to the west.
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