Puruliaপুরুলিয়া
29.3 lakh people. Larger than Jamaica, Armenia, or Bahrain. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 29,30,115 (29.3 lakh)
- Area
- 6,259 km²
- Headquarters
- Purulia
₹8,520 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Purulia.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Purulia · PLP 2023-24
₹8,520 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
MSME
₹3,088 cr
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹2,451 cr
Informal Credit Delivery System (SHGs / micro-credit)
₹1,207 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,032 cr
Purulia's 2023-24 credit plan sizes the district's yearly lending potential at about ₹8,520 crore. Farming and allied work make up roughly ₹3,884 crore (about 46%), while small businesses (MSME) are the other big block at ₹3,088 crore — mostly investment/term loans (₹2,574 crore) rather than working capital.
The biggest farm opportunity is the seasonal crop loan of ₹2,451 crore, covering paddy across all 20 blocks. Livestock is a real growth story: dairy ₹212 crore (about 13,700 units of cows, buffalos and heifer rearing), poultry ₹173 crore, and sheep/goat/piggery ₹170 crore for over 20,000 units, mostly as a side income for small farmers. Fruit and flower growing (mango, guava, papaya, jackfruit, ber, marigold) adds ₹46 crore on 5,941 hectares, and farm machinery ₹312 crore. For enterprise, Purulia leans on its steel, cement (ACC Damodar at Madhukunda), power (Santaldih thermal, Baghmundi pumped storage) and traditional lac and sericulture industries. Women's self-help groups alone carry a ₹1,207 crore financing need.
The plan is candid about what holds the district back: nearly all farmers are small and marginal with scattered plots; land is mostly single-crop rainfed paddy; storage, cold-chain and market-yard infrastructure is thin; and many blocks face acute water shortage in a drought-prone, upland terrain. Poor roads, weak power supply, migration and low literacy round out the constraints.
What the plan promotes
- Crop credit for 2,70,005 ha with paddy (mainly Kharif Aman) the predominant crop across all 20 blocks; ₹2450.55cr crop-loan potential
- Dairy is an emerging income avenue with ₹211.68cr potential for 13,696 units (CB cows, buffalos, mini dairy units, heifer rearing) and a ready market for poultry (₹173.23cr)
- Sheep, goat and piggery rearing as subsidiary occupation for small/marginal farmers: ₹170.50cr potential for 20,575 units
- Plantation & horticulture on 5,941 ha (mango, guava, papaya, lime, jackfruit, sapota, ber, other citrus, banana) plus marigold/rose flowers: ₹46.24cr
- Farm mechanisation (tractors and farm implements): ₹312.39cr potential, a thrust area alongside term loans for agriculture
- MSME term + working capital of ₹3088.35cr, anchored by Santaldih Thermal Power station, Baghmundi pumped storage project, ACC Damodar Cement factory at Madhukunda, and lac & sericulture industries
Gaps the plan names
- 94.5% of holdings belong to small and marginal farmers with scattered, fragmented land; cultivation is predominantly mono-cropped (~77% under Aman paddy, rainfed with low fertiliser input)
- Low financing of agri-infrastructure; inadequate storage and marketing facilities (cold storage, godowns, market yards) needed to secure remunerative prices
- Acute shortage of water for both drinking and irrigation in many blocks; district is drought-prone with ~60% upland and poor groundwater due to crystalline basement
- Poor connectivity, deficit in power supply, lack of marketing facility, shortage of skilled labour, large-scale migration and poor literacy
- Need for a coordinated approach to achieve the target of doubling farmers' income; better monitoring/review at BLBC and DCC meetings and effective Financial Inclusion Plans
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What the plan promotes
- Crop credit for 2,70,005 ha with paddy (mainly Kharif Aman) the predominant crop across all 20 blocks; ₹2450.55cr crop-loan potential
- Dairy is an emerging income avenue with ₹211.68cr potential for 13,696 units (CB cows, buffalos, mini dairy units, heifer rearing) and a ready market for poultry (₹173.23cr)
- Sheep, goat and piggery rearing as subsidiary occupation for small/marginal farmers: ₹170.50cr potential for 20,575 units
- Plantation & horticulture on 5,941 ha (mango, guava, papaya, lime, jackfruit, sapota, ber, other citrus, banana) plus marigold/rose flowers: ₹46.24cr
- Farm mechanisation (tractors and farm implements): ₹312.39cr potential, a thrust area alongside term loans for agriculture
- MSME term + working capital of ₹3088.35cr, anchored by Santaldih Thermal Power station, Baghmundi pumped storage project, ACC Damodar Cement factory at Madhukunda, and lac & sericulture industries
Gaps the plan names
- 94.5% of holdings belong to small and marginal farmers with scattered, fragmented land; cultivation is predominantly mono-cropped (~77% under Aman paddy, rainfed with low fertiliser input)
- Low financing of agri-infrastructure; inadequate storage and marketing facilities (cold storage, godowns, market yards) needed to secure remunerative prices
- Acute shortage of water for both drinking and irrigation in many blocks; district is drought-prone with ~60% upland and poor groundwater due to crystalline basement
- Poor connectivity, deficit in power supply, lack of marketing facility, shortage of skilled labour, large-scale migration and poor literacy
- Need for a coordinated approach to achieve the target of doubling farmers' income; better monitoring/review at BLBC and DCC meetings and effective Financial Inclusion Plans
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
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About Purulia
Purulia district is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur-Adra, Manbazar, Jhalda, Anara and Balarampur.
Source: Wikipedia — Purulia district
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