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District Profile Appendix -1 2 SOIL & CLIMATE District - Jal ai uri 1 PHYSICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES Total Geographical Area (Sq.km) 3386 No. of Sub Divisions 2 No. of Blocks 7 No. of Villages (Inhabited) 404 No.ofPanchayats 80 3 LAND UTILISATION [Ha] Total Area Reported 338618 Forest Land 64393 Area Not Available for Cultivation 65696 Permanent Pasture and Crazing Land 510 Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops 2615 Cultivable Wasteland 66 Current Fallow 11286 Other Fallow 75 Net Sown Area 142895 Total or Gross Cropped Area 265777 Area Cultivated More than Once 142895 Cropping Inensity [GCA/NSA] 186 6. WORKERS PROFILE [in '000] Cultivators 149 Of the above, Small/Marginal Farmers 121 Agricultural Labourers 141 Workers engaged in Household Industries 37 Workers engaged in Allied Agro-activities 9 Other workers 511 8. HOUSEHOLDS [in '000] Rural Households BPL Households 10 VILLAGE-LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE [Nos] Villages Electrified 379 Villages having Agriculture Power Supply 121 Villages having Post Offices 242 Villages having Banking Facilities 76 Villages having Primary Schools 393 Villages having Primary Health Centres 26 Villages having Potable Water Supply 323 Villages connected with Paved Approach Roads 242 13 IRRIGATION COVERAGE [Ha] Gross area under irrigation 198256 Irrigation Potential Created NA Net Irrigated Area(Total area irrigated at least once) 79593 Area irrigated by Canals / Channels 43320 Area irrigated by Wells 573 Area irrigated by Tanks 700 Area irrigated by Other Sources 35000 Irrigation Potential Utilized (Gross Irrigated Area) NA 15 AGRO-PROCESSING UNITS Type of Processing Activity No of units Cap. [MT] Food (Rice/Flour/DaljOil/Tea/Coffee) NA NA Sugarcane (Gur/KhandsarijSugar) NA NA Fruit (Pulp/Juice/Fruit drink) NA NA Spices (Masala Powders/Pastes) NA NA Dry-fruit (Cashew/ Almond/Raisins) NA NA Cotton (Ginnining/Spinning/Weaving) NA NA Milk (Chilling/Cooling/Processing) NA NA Meat (Chicken/Motton/Pork/Dryfish) NA NA Animal feed (Cattle/Poultry /Fishmeal) NA NA 17. ANIMAL POPULATION AS PER CENSUS 2007 [in '000] Category of animal I Total Male Female Cattle - Cross bred 64411 NA NA Cattle - Indigenous 524734 NA NA Buffaloes 6541 NA NA Sheep - Cross bred 1227 NA NA Sheep - Indigenous 8588 NA NA Goat 326355 NA NA Pig - Cross bred I 4529 NA NA Pig - Indigenous I 31708 NA NA Horse/Donkey/Camel I 28 NA NA Poultry - Cross bred 395671 NA NA Poultry - Indigenous 1 263782 NA NA State - West Bengal Division- Agro-climatic Zone Estern Himalayan Region Climate Jalpaiguri is a part of monsoon zone of South - Eastern Asia Soil Type Alluvial and Red Loamy 4 RAINFALL & GROUND WATER Normal 1 Actual 2m2 1 2m3 2m4 Rainfall [in mm] 3150 mm 1 35571 3478 3487 Variation from Normal 407 mm more 1328 mm more 337 mm more Availability of Ground Water Net annual recharge Net annual draft Balance [Ham] 552.790 million cubic meters 139.432 413.358 5 DISTRIBUTION OF LAND HOLDING Holding Area Classification of Holding Nos. % to Total Ha. % to Total <-lHa 197812 73 109289 32 >1 to <-2 Ha 49573 18 80011 23 >2Ha 23384 9 153380 45 Total 270769 100 342680 100 7. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE [in '000] Census 2011 Category Total Male Female Rural Urban Population 2381 1217 1164 1666 715 Scheduled Caste 952 495 457 714 238 Scheduled Tribe 357 185 172 303 54 Literate 1761 1144 617 704 1057 BPL 904 678 226 9. HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES [Nos. m '000 Households] Having brick/ stone/ concrete houses Having electricity supply Having source of drinking water Having independent toilets Fertiliser/Seed/Pesticide Outlets [Nos] 1216 Agriculture Pumpsets[Nos] 680 Total N/P /K Consumption [MT] 73160 Pumpsets Energised [Nos] 643 Certified Seeds Supplied [MT] 28 AgroService Centres [Nos] 22 Pesticides Consumed [MT] 606 Soil Testing Centres [Nos] 1 Agriculture Tractors [Nos] 3m Plantation nurseries [Nos] 32 Power Tillers [Nos] 310 Farmers' Clubs [Nos] 163 Threshers/Cutters [Nos] 1148 Krishi Vigyan Kendras[Nos] 1 14. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STORAGE TRANSPORT & MARKETING Rural/Urban MandijHaat [Nos] 165 "Wholesale Market [Nos] 9 Length of Pucca Road [Km] 2133 km Godown [Nos] 13 Length of Railway Line [Km] NA Godown Capacity[MT] 10670 Public Transport Vehicle [Nos] 75097 Cold Storage [Nos] 18 Goods Transport Vehicle [Nos] 2652 Cold Store Capacity[MT] 258589 16 AREA PRODUCTION & YIELD OF MAJOR CROPS 2013-14 2014-15 Avg. Yield Crop Area (Ha) Prod. (MT) Area (Ha) Prod. (MT) [MT/Ha] Rice 207981 493747 139428 391792 2810.00 Jute 40021 480 24079 289 8.3 bales Patato 35570 919698 28299 735776 26 "Wheat 20725 59978 12648 42105 3329 Maize 9591 29243 3422 10662 3116 Rape & mustard 13398 13827 5048 5194 1029 Production ofCotton(lint), Jute, Mesta & Sanhemp are in Bales(177.8 kg per bale in India) 18. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ALLIED ACTIVITIES Veterinary Hospitals/Dispensaries [Nos] 17 Animal Markets [Nos] 3 Disease Diagnostic Centres [Nos] 2 Milk Collection Centres [Nos] 2 Artificial Insemination Centers [Nos] 70 Fishermen Societies [Nos] 9 Animal Breeding Farms [Nos] Nil Fish seed farms [Nos] 2 Animal Husbandry Tng Centres [Nos] 2 Fish Markets [Nos] 19 Dairy Cooperative Societies [Nos] 7 Poultry hatcheries [Nos] 1 Improved Fodder Farms [Nos] 1 Slaughter houses [Nos] 32 19. MILK FISH EGG PRODUCTION & THEIR PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY Fish Production [MT] 3787 Per cap avail. [gm/ day] NA Egg Production [Lakh Nos] 1055 Per cap avail. [nos Zp.a.] 19 Milk Production ['000 MT] 1m Per cap avail. [gm/ day] 99 Meat Production [MT] 7786 Per cap avail. [gm/ day] 103 Item Nos. I, 6, 7, 9 & 10 - Census 2011; Item Nos. 2, 3, 5, 12, 13 & 14 - Dept. of Agr/Dtr. of Eco. & Stat.; !temNo. 4 - Dept. of Agr./Water Resources; Item No.8 - BPL Sources (if not mentioned against the Survey 2011; Item No. 15 - District Ind Centre/Dtr. of Eco. & Stat.; Item No. 16 - DACNIT; Item No. 17 -AH Census 2012; Item Nos. 18 & 19 - Dir. of Animal reepectioe item): Hus.jFFDA/Dir. of Eco. & Stat. Some information is not available with the respective departments because recent bifurcation of district (w.e.f 25.06.14)

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District Profile Appendix -1

2 SOIL & CLIMATE

District - Jal ai uri

1 PHYSICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES

Total Geographical Area (Sq.km) 3386

No. of Sub Divisions 2

No. of Blocks 7

No. of Villages (Inhabited) 404

No.ofPanchayats 80

3 LAND UTILISATION [Ha]

Total Area Reported 338618

Forest Land 64393

Area Not Available for Cultivation 65696

Permanent Pasture and Crazing Land 510

Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops 2615

Cultivable Wasteland 66

Current Fallow 11286

Other Fallow 75

Net Sown Area 142895

Total or Gross Cropped Area 265777

Area Cultivated More than Once 142895

Cropping Inensity [GCA/NSA] 186

6. WORKERS PROFILE [in '000]

Cultivators 149

Of the above, Small/Marginal Farmers 121

Agricultural Labourers 141

Workers engaged in Household Industries 37

Workers engaged in Allied Agro-activities 9

Other workers 511

8. HOUSEHOLDS [in '000]

Rural Households

BPL Households

10 VILLAGE-LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE [Nos]

Villages Electrified 379

Villages having Agriculture Power Supply 121

Villages having Post Offices 242

Villages having Banking Facilities 76

Villages having Primary Schools 393

Villages having Primary Health Centres 26

Villages having Potable Water Supply 323

Villages connected with Paved Approach Roads 242

13 IRRIGATION COVERAGE [Ha]

Gross area under irrigation 198256

Irrigation Potential Created NA

Net Irrigated Area(Total area irrigated at least once) 79593

Area irrigated by Canals / Channels 43320

Area irrigated by Wells 573

Area irrigated by Tanks 700

Area irrigated by Other Sources 35000

Irrigation Potential Utilized (Gross Irrigated Area) NA

15 AGRO-PROCESSING UNITS

Type of Processing Activity No of units Cap. [MT]Food (Rice/Flour/DaljOil/Tea/Coffee) NA NA

Sugarcane (Gur/KhandsarijSugar) NA NA

Fruit (Pulp/Juice/Fruit drink) NA NA

Spices (Masala Powders/Pastes) NA NA

Dry-fruit (Cashew/ Almond/Raisins) NA NA

Cotton (Ginnining/Spinning/Weaving) NA NA

Milk (Chilling/Cooling/Processing) NA NA

Meat (Chicken/Motton/Pork/Dryfish) NA NA

Animal feed (Cattle/Poultry /Fishmeal) NA NA

17. ANIMAL POPULATION AS PER CENSUS 2007 [in '000]

Category of animal I Total Male Female

Cattle - Cross bred 64411 NA NA

Cattle - Indigenous 524734 NA NA

Buffaloes 6541 NA NA

Sheep - Cross bred 1227 NA NA

Sheep - Indigenous 8588 NA NA

Goat 326355 NA NA

Pig - Cross bred I 4529 NA NA

Pig - Indigenous I 31708 NA NA

Horse/Donkey/Camel I 28 NA NA

Poultry - Cross bred 395671 NA NA

Poultry - Indigenous 1 263782 NA NA

State - West Bengal Division-

Agro-climatic Zone Estern Himalayan Region

Climate Jalpaiguri is a part of monsoon zone of South - Eastern Asia

Soil Type Alluvial and Red Loamy

4 RAINFALL & GROUND WATER

Normal 1 Actual2m2 1 2m3 2m4

Rainfall [in mm] 3150 mm 1 35571 3478 3487

Variation from Normal 407 mm more 1328 mm more 337 mm more

Availability of Ground Water Net annual recharge Net annual draft Balance[Ham] 552.790 million cubic meters 139.432 413.358

5 DISTRIBUTION OF LAND HOLDING

Holding AreaClassification of Holding

Nos. % to Total Ha. % to Total<-lHa 197812 73 109289 32>1 to <-2 Ha 49573 18 80011 23

>2Ha 23384 9 153380 45

Total 270769 100 342680 100

7. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE [in '000] Census 2011

Category Total Male Female Rural Urban

Population 2381 1217 1164 1666 715

Scheduled Caste 952 495 457 714 238

Scheduled Tribe 357 185 172 303 54

Literate 1761 1144 617 704 1057

BPL 904 678 226

9. HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES [Nos. m '000 Households]

Having brick/ stone/ concrete houses Having electricity supply

Having source of drinking water Having independent toilets

Fertiliser/Seed/Pesticide Outlets [Nos] 1216 Agriculture Pumpsets[Nos] 680

Total N/P /K Consumption [MT] 73160 Pumpsets Energised [Nos] 643

Certified Seeds Supplied [MT] 28 AgroService Centres [Nos] 22

Pesticides Consumed [MT] 606 Soil Testing Centres [Nos] 1

Agriculture Tractors [Nos] 3m Plantation nurseries [Nos] 32

Power Tillers [Nos] 310 Farmers' Clubs [Nos] 163

Threshers/Cutters [Nos] 1148 Krishi Vigyan Kendras[Nos] 1

14. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STORAGE TRANSPORT & MARKETING

Rural/Urban MandijHaat [Nos] 165 "Wholesale Market [Nos] 9

Length of Pucca Road [Km] 2133 km Godown [Nos] 13

Length of Railway Line [Km] NA Godown Capacity[MT] 10670

Public Transport Vehicle [Nos] 75097 Cold Storage [Nos] 18

Goods Transport Vehicle [Nos] 2652 Cold Store Capacity[MT] 258589

16 AREA PRODUCTION & YIELD OF MAJOR CROPS

2013-14 2014-15 Avg. YieldCrop

Area (Ha) Prod. (MT) Area (Ha) Prod. (MT) [MT/Ha]

Rice 207981 493747 139428 391792 2810.00

Jute 40021 480 24079 289 8.3 bales

Patato 35570 919698 28299 735776 26"Wheat 20725 59978 12648 42105 3329

Maize 9591 29243 3422 10662 3116

Rape & mustard 13398 13827 5048 5194 1029

Production ofCotton(lint), Jute, Mesta & Sanhemp are in Bales(177.8 kg per bale in India)

18. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ALLIED ACTIVITIES

Veterinary Hospitals/Dispensaries [Nos] 17 Animal Markets [Nos] 3Disease Diagnostic Centres [Nos] 2 Milk Collection Centres [Nos] 2Artificial Insemination Centers [Nos] 70 Fishermen Societies [Nos] 9Animal Breeding Farms [Nos] Nil Fish seed farms [Nos] 2Animal Husbandry Tng Centres [Nos] 2 Fish Markets [Nos] 19

Dairy Cooperative Societies [Nos] 7 Poultry hatcheries [Nos] 1

Improved Fodder Farms [Nos] 1 Slaughter houses [Nos] 32

19. MILK FISH EGG PRODUCTION & THEIR PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY

Fish Production [MT] 3787 Per cap avail. [gm/ day] NA

Egg Production [Lakh Nos] 1055 Per cap avail. [nos Zp.a.] 19

Milk Production ['000 MT] 1m Per cap avail. [gm/ day] 99

Meat Production [MT] 7786 Per cap avail. [gm/ day] 103

Item Nos. I, 6, 7, 9 & 10 - Census 2011; Item Nos. 2, 3, 5, 12, 13 & 14 - Dept. of Agr/Dtr. of Eco. & Stat.; !temNo. 4 - Dept. of Agr./Water Resources; Item No.8 - BPLSources (if not mentioned against the Survey 2011; Item No. 15 - District Ind Centre/Dtr. of Eco. & Stat.; Item No. 16 - DACNIT; Item No. 17 -AH Census 2012; Item Nos. 18 & 19 - Dir. of Animalreepectioe item): Hus.jFFDA/Dir. of Eco. & Stat. Some information is not available with the respective departments because recent bifurcation of district (w.e.f 25.06.14)

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Banking Profile Appendix- 2Lead Bank-State - West Bengal Central Bank of IndiaDistrict -

1 NE1WORK & OUTREACH (As on 31/03/2014)

No. ofNo. of Branches No. of nan-formal agencies assoiated Per Branch Outreach

AgencyBanks/Soc. Total Rural Semi-urban Urban rnFIs/rnFOs

SHGs/SGSY/JBCs/BFs Villages Households

LGsCommercial Banks 21 107 45 35 27 7905 167 6 3558

Regional Rural Bank 1 34 22 9 3 8339 30 18 9828

ARDBJal 1 1

District Central Coop. Bank 1 11 8 3 1519 53 29485

WBFC 1 1

Primary Agr. Coop. Society 146 146 146 4 2358

All Agencies 171 298 213 52 35 17763 197

2. DEPOSITS OUTSTANDING

I No. of accounts Amount of Deposit [Rs.'OOO]Agency

I 31-Mar-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-15 Growth(%) Share(%) 31-Mar-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-15 Growth(%) Share(%)

Commercial Banks 644.123 655,900 398,540 (39) 66 47,330,500 55,505,077 41.469.400 -25 86.15

Regional Rural Bank 249,976 256,867 156.120 (39) 26 6.138.200 7,084,900 4.898.000 -31 10.18

Cooperative Banks 74,842 79,321 50,592 (36) 8 2,937,600 3,076,584 1,766,900 -43 3.67

Others

All Agencies %8941 992,088 605,252 (115) 100 56,406,300 65,666,561 48,134,300 -27 100.00

3. LOANS & ADVANCES OUTSTANDING

No. of accounts Amount of Loan [Rs.'OOO]Agency

31-Mar-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-15 Growth(%) Share(%) 31-Mar-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-15 Growth(%) Share(%)

Commercial Banks 80454 82230 50338 -39 55.48 18,615,400 17,392,900 13,000,100 -25 70.67

Regional Rural Bank 30009 34120 21500 -37 23.69 3,762,300 4,079,500 3,018,700 -26 16.41

Cooperative Banks 28548 31342 18900 40 20.83 2,693,000 3,212,033 2,375,600 -26 12.91

Others

All Agencies 139011 147692 90738 -115 100.00 25,070,700 24,684,433 18,394,400 -25 100.004. CD-RATIO 5. PERFORMANCE UNDER FINANCIAL INCLUSION (No. of Ales)

CD Ratio IAgency31-Mar-13 31-Mar-14 31-Mar-15

Commercial Banks 36.99 31.34 31.35Regional Rural Bank 60.02 57.58 61.63Cooperative Banks 100.00 104.40 134.45Others

All Agencies 42.60 37.59 38.21

During 2014-15 CumulativeAgency

Deposit Credit Deposit CreditCommercial Banks 9825 4294 242,949 34496Regional Rural Bank 4733 2917 98,405 15817Cooperative Banks 933 860 31,288 12200Others

All Agencies 15491 8071 372642 625136. PERFORMANCE TO FUL FILL NATIONAL GOALS (As on 31/03/2015)

I Priority Sector Loans Loans to Agr. Sector Loans to Weaker Sections Loans under DRI Scheme Loans to Women

Agency Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total Amount % of Total[Rs.'OOO] Loans [Rs.'OOO] Loans [Rs.'OOO] Loans [Rs.'OOO] Loans [Rs.'OOO] Loans

Commercial Banks 5030607.00 64 2941816.00 61 548188.80 51 168909.95 55.00 1013458.80 60.00Regional Rural Bank 1132600.00 14 797400.00 17 311715.20 29 107488.15 35.00 489838.42 29.00Cooperative Banks 1724771.00 22 1077675.00 22 214976.00 20 30710.90 10.00 185800.78 11.00

Others

All Agencies 7887978.00 100 4816891.00 100 1074880.00 100 307109.00 100 1689098.00 100.007. AGENCY-WISE PERFORMANCE UNDER ANNUAL CREDIT PLANS

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15Average

Agency Target Ach'ment Ach'ment Target Ach'ment [Rs. Ach'ment Target Ach'ment [Rs. Ach'ment Ach[%] in[Rs.'OOO] [Rs. '000] [%] [Rs.'OOO] '000] [%] [Rs.'OOO] '000] [%] last 3 years

Commercial Banks 8926400.00 5562202.00 62.31 10975800.00 6638768.00 60.49 9882598.00 5650368.00 57.17 59.99

Regional Rural Bank 2536000.00 2168426.00 85.51 2383100.00 1199334.00 50.33 2446409.00 1242000.00 50.77 62.20

Cooperative Banks 1948300.00 1281005.00 65.75 2933600.00 1668912.00 56.89 2731707.00 1917321.00 70.19 64.28

Others 226800.00 25S00.00 11.38 328400.00 243842.00 74.25 #DN/O! #DIV /O!

All Agencies 13637500.00 9037433.00 66.27 16620900.00 9750856.00 58.67 15060714.00 880%89.00 58.49 61.148 SECTOR-WISE PERFORMANCE UNDER ANNUAL CREDIT PLANS

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15Average

Broad Sector Target Ach'ment Ach'ment Target Ach'ment [Rs. Ach'ment Target Ach'ment [Rs. Ach'ment Ach[%] in[Rs.'OOO] [Rs. '000] [%] [Rs.'OOO] '000] [%] [Rs.'OOO] '000] [%] last 3 years

Crop Loan 5132252.00 4676300.00 91.12 5132252.00 3033713.00 59.11 5885057.00 4073269.00 69.21 73.15

Term Loan (Agr) 3406448.00 1706502.00 50.10 3406448.00 1760404.00 51.68 3497083.00 743622.00 21.26 41.01

Total Agri. Credit 8538700.00 6382802.00 74.75 9884700.00 4794117.00 48.50 9382140.00 4816891.00 51.34 58.20

Non-Farm Sector 2544900.00 1213441.00 47.68 3817300.00 3057771.00 SO.10 4610552.00 3071087.00 66.61 64.SO

Other Priority Sector 2553900.00 1441190.00 56.43 2918900.00 1898%8.00 65.06 1068022.00 921711.00 86.30 69.26

Total Priority Sector 13637500.00 9037433.00 66.27 16620900.00 9750856.00 58.67 15060714.00 8809689.00 58.49 61.14

9 RECOVERY POSITION2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Average Rec.Agency Demand [Rs. Recovery

Recovery [%]Demand [Rs. Recovery [Rs.

Recovery [%]Demand [Rs. Recovery [Rs.

Recovery [%][%] in last 3

'000] [Rs. '000] '000] '000] '000] '000] years

Commercial Banks NA NA #VALUEI NA NA NA 3043465.00 1584623.00 52.07 54.54

Regional Rural Bank 612823.00 473650.00 77.29 1051847.00 839779.00 79.84 72300.00 32600.00 45.09 78.56

Cooperative Banks 1119419.00 602359.00 53.81 1785570.00 1058485.00 59.28 1217836.00 817977.00 67.17 55.91

Others

All Agencies 65.55 69.56 4333601.00 2435200.00 56.19 63.77

Sources: Lead Bank & SLBC In many cases there are gradual decreses and it is also one of the factors bifurcation of the district w.e.f.25.06.2014

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PLP 2016-17 JALPAIGURI

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

J alpaiguri is a serene and beautiful district in the foothills of the Himalayas in northernpart of West Bengal. J alpaiguri is located in the northern corner of the State which cameinto existence in 1869 (between 26°15'47" & 26°59'34" N Latitude 88°23'2" & 89°7'30"E Longitude) 88°23'2" & 89°7'30" E Longitude).The district is surrounded by Bhutan,Bangladesh and the district of Darjeeling, Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Assam state.

The district has two Administrative Sub-Division namely J alpaiguri and Malbazar havingseven blocks in total. Number of inhabited villages is 404 in the total geographical area of3386.18 sq. kms. The district has a total population of 23.811akh out of which 12.171akhare male (as per census 2011). The density of population is 701/sq km.

Most of the households are small land holder having less than 1ha ofland 73.05%, between 1to2 ha 18.31& and above 2 ha 08.64%.There are also a huge proportion of landless households.Fifty one percent of the population of the district belongs to the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes.

This PLP has been prepared based on the base PLP prepared for XII Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17). The theme for the PLP is " accelerating the pace of capital formation inagriculture and allied sectors".

The total PLP projection ( for the district after bifurcation) for 2016-17 for bank loan is~157735.00 lakh. Under short term agriculture loan an amount of ~55069.711akh hasbeen projected taking into consideration the availability of irrigated area, landdevelopment, inflation and to achieve the target of 4% growth in Agriculture and status offarm mechanization in the district. The projection has been made on the basis of theavailable infrastructure and the cropping pattern prevailing in the district.

In water resources an amount of ~1325.96 lakh has been projected taking into accountthe utilization of 79593 ha irrigated land out of net shown area of 142895 ha land in thedistrict.

Farm Mechanization has huge scope in the district to increase the productivity andcropping intensity. An amount of ~2720.46 lakh has been projected during the year.

Like other horticultural crops, tea is an importance crop of Jalpaiguri and it has covered55531 ha in the district. Sericulture is also having scope in the district. Keeping these inmind an amount of ~18927.60 lakh under tea and other plantation, horticulture &sericulture activities has been estimated.

An area of 64393 ha of the district is classified under forest, constituting 28.75 % of thetotal geographical area of the district. For development of fallow lands, afforestation etc.an amount of ~2732.751akh has been estimated.

In the district, the tribal population has been traditionally engaged in cattle rearing,poultry and piggery. With the expansion of farming of Dairy, Poultry, Sheep, Goatery andpiggery, the scope of milk marketing, fodder & feed and animal health is required. So foroverall development of these sectors~5887.47 lakh has been estimated for Dairydevelopment, ~3468.89 lakh for poultry farming and ~3302.39 lakh for sheep, goateryand piggery purpose for the year.

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PLP 2016-17 JALPAIGURI

J alpaiguri district offers good scope for development of pisciculture with water spreadcomprising tank, pond etc. In view of the requirement an amount of ~1055.31 lakh hasbeen estimated for development of this sector.

In J alpaiguri, the majority of the farmers are in the category of small and marginalfarmers. Farm mechanization is therefore viable to a limited extent. The predominantpractice of agriculture remains traditional with slow pace of progress in the adoption ofmodern tools and techniques. Bullock and bullock carts are required by the farmers forpreparation of land for cultivation of crops and also for the transportation of goods andagricultural produce. The small and marginal farmers are dependent on bullock andbullock cart for ploughing and transportation of agriculture inputs as also the produce. Sofor the development of this sector an amount of ~2319.36 lakh has been earmarked.

There is a need for multipurpose cold storages/ go-downs / warehouses / market yard /silos etc. for proper post-harvest management of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Tea isanother major agricultural crop. To avoid distress sale of various agriculture produce,farmers need storage facilities for jute, paddy, potato other cereals etc. As on date thereare 18 cold storages in the district of Jalpaiguri with a capacity of 258589 MT. There ishuge demand for rural godown for paddy, jute, tea and others cereals in the district. Tomeet the requirement, an amount of ~4230.00 lakh has been estimated for investment.Soil erosion is occurring due to heavy rain during the monsoon, flash floods causing sanddeposition in the inundated areas of the river/rivulets and for development of this sectoran amount Of~1014.641akh has been estimated for land development in the district

There is scope of tissue culture in the district. Agri bio-technology has great demand in thedistrict. Good quality seeds of various crops and vegetables are not available in the districtand farmers have to buy these from nearby districts, Kolkata and also other states. Farmershave started using bio pesticides, fertilizers, vermin compost. For development of these anamount of ~141.571akh has been earmarked.

Food processing and Agro processing have been categorized as ancillary activities. Toavoid distress sale and for value addition to huge agricultural produces an amount of~9321.30 lakh has been estimated for investment for the processing like potatochips.,nursery poly packs, tomato products including ketchup / sauce, bee - keeping, mini-jute mills etc, in the district,

Other activities such as loans to cooperative societies of farmers for disposing of theirproduce, Agriclinics / Agribusiness Centres, loans to PACS / FSS / LAMPS loans to MFIsfor on lending are categorized as under ancillary activities.This sector needs to bepromoted properly and for that purpose an amount OH1610.00 lakh has been earmarked.

The district is having huge scope of MSME and keeping in view the development ofenterprises and self employment an amount of ~ 29920.00 lakh (~4000.00 as workingcapital and "t' 25920.00 as investment) has been earmarked for the year.

Activities such as Export Credit, education, housing renewable energy, micro credit, SHG,JLG, PMJDY, loans to state sponsored organizations for SC/ST etc. are categorized asunder other priority sector lending. This sector needs to be promoted properly along withthe primary and secondary sectors so as to facilitate creation of back up infrastructure andsupport. Keeping this in mind an amount of ~193.20 lakh, has been earmarked for exportcredit, ~213.30 has been projected for education, ~6030.00 lakh has been projected forhousing, An amount oH603.121akh has been earmarked for renewable energy, An amountof ~293.35 lakh has been projected for others like loans to individuals & their SHGs/ JLGs,

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distressed persons, PMJDY and loans to state sponsored organizations for SC/ST. Keepingin view of development of social infrastructure involving bank credit 'l' 604.62 lakh hasbeen projected. ~4500.00 lakh and ~2250.00 lakh has been earmarked for SHGs and JLGsrespectively.

Since the district is a backward one there is a need to develop the social infrastructureinvolving bank credit for overall development of the district. As such an amount ~604.62lakh has been projected for this purpose.

NABARD provides loans from RIDF for 31 items to the Government under Agriculture andrelated sectors, Social Sectors and Rural connectivity. As on 31 March 2012, 4676 projectswere sanctioned under RIDF for infrustructure development like irrigation, rural roadbridge, school building, market yard, industrial estate, forest development etc, NABARDInfrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA) is a new line of credit available for ruralinfrastructure investment to state-owned institutions, with sustained income streamswhich can repay the loan directly to NABARD, without depending upon budgetaryresources of the State Government.

Under Financial Inclusion (PMJDy) banks have prepared a roadmap for providingbanking services through a banking outlet in every village having a population of over2,000 as per Reserve Bank of India guidelines. So far the process of banking outlet throughBC/USB have been completed and all the 404 villages have been covered and everyhousehold is having at least one bank account. FIP has been prepared by RRBs andCooperative bank to cover all the villages having population less by 31 March 2016 throughKCC a c, no frill a c, SCC,ACC, GCC.

• Farm Credit

• Agri Infrastructure

• Ancillary

• MSME & Others

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Appendix ABroad Sector wise PLP projections - 2016-17 (~ Lakh)

Sr. No Particulars

A Farm Credit

I Crop Production, Maintenance and Marketing 55069·71

ii Term Loan for agriculture and allied activities 41740.19

Sub Total96809·90

B Agriculture Infrastructure 5386.21

C Ancillary activities 10931.30

I Credit Potential for Agriculture (A+B+C) 113127·41

II Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 29920.00

III Export 193·20

IV Education 213·30

V Housing 6030.00

VI Renewable Energy 603·12

VII Others 293·35

VIII Social Infrastructure involving bank credit 604·62

Microcredit (SHG/JLG) 6750.00

Total Priority Sector ( I to VIII) 157735·00

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AppendixBSummery of Sector / Sub-sector wise PLP projections - (2016-17)

(~ lakh)Sr. No. Particulars PLP projections

2016-17I Credit potential for Agriculture

A Farm creditI Crop Production, Maintenance and Marketing 55069·71Ii Water Resources 1325·96Iii Farm Mechanisation 2720·46Iv Plantation and Horticulture (including sericulture) 18927·60V Forestry and Waste Land Development 2732·75Vi Animal Husbandry - Dairy 5887·47Vii Animal Husbandry - Poultry 3468.89Viii Animal Husbandry - Sheep, Goat and Piggery, etc. 3302·39Ix Fisheries (Marine, Inland, Brackish water) 1055·31X Others - Bullock, Bullock cart, etc. 2319·36

Sub Total 96809·90B Agriculture InfrastructureI Construction of storage facilities (Ware houses, Market yards, Godowns, 4230.00

Silos, Cold storage units / cold storage chains)Ii Land development, Soil conservation, watershed development 1014·64Iii Others (Tissue culture, Agri bio-technology, seed production, Bio pesticides 141.57

/ fertilizers, vermin composting)SubTotal 5386.21

C Ancillary activitiesI Food and Agro processing 9321.30Ii Others (Loans to Cooperative Societies of farmers for disposing of their 1610.00

produce, Agriclinics / Agri Business Centres, Loans to PACS / FSS /LAMPS, Loans to MFIs for on lending)

SubTotal 10931.30Total Agriculture 113127·41

II Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesI MSME - Working capital 4000.00Ii MSME - Investment credit 25920.00

Total MSME 29920.00III Export Credit 193·20IV Education 213·30V Housing 6030.00VI Renewable Energy 603·12VII Others (Loans to SHGs / JLGs, loans to loan to distressed persons to repay 293·35

non-institutional lenders, PMJDY, loans to state sponsored organisationsor SC/ST)

VIII Social Infrastructure involving bank credit 604·62Micro credit (SHG/JLG) 6750.00Total Priority Sector 157735·00

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