Chhindwara an Analysis of Agriculture and Skill Development
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Samriddha aur Saksham Chhindwara An Analysis of Agriculture and Skill Development Chhindwara – A Brief Overview Located in the picturesque Satpura Range, the Chhindwara constituency comprises of the entire area of the Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh. Part of Jabalpur division of the state, it is spread across seven assembly constituencies of Junnardeo, Amarwara, Churai, Saunsar, Chhindwara, Parasia and Pandhurna. It covers a total area of 11,815 sq. kilometres, which consists of 12 tehsils, 24 towns and 1,965 villages. It is bordered by Betul and Hoshangabad district in the west and Seoni district in the East. The district has a sizeable tribal pipulation and is ranked 13th in the entire state. Population Distribution in the Constituency (as per Census 2011 data)* Demographic Profile of the Constituency The constituency has a high percentage of population residing in rural areas i.e. 70.6 %, General Popula!on with 29.4% of the population residing in urban 37% areas. The ST population in the area comprises 52% SC Popula!on of 37 % of the total population . ST Popula!on 11% The literacy rate of the population is 72.2%, which is higher than the literacy rate of the State i.e. 70.6 %. The male literacy rate is • Total Population: 20,90,922 79.1% while the female literacy rate is 63%. The male – female literacy gap comes out to be • SC Population: 2,32,244 16.1%,which is lower than that of the state at 20.5%. • ST Population: 7,69,778 Note: All data points are pertaining to the entire Chhindwara constituency Swaniti Initiative | 2 Chhindwara – The Socio-Economic Poten!al Chhindwara is well connected to other The constituency has famous temples parts of the state and nearby economic such as the Hinglang Mata Mandir and centres such as Indore, Bhopal and Nagpur Shashti Mata Mandi, which attract through the SH 19, SH26 and NH69. thousands of tourists and devotees every year. Chhindwara district has large deposits of coal and Chhindwara is part of agriculture manganese minerals. The economic zones (AEZs) for lentils Western CoalVields Limited and orange production. India’s (WCL) has its ofice in very irst spice park has been set Junnardeo. up in Boregaon, Chhindwara The district has 67.9% The tourist attractions in the Individual Household constituency include Devgarh Fort, Latrine (IHHL) coverage Tamia Hills, Patalkot, the Tribal under Swachh Bharat Museum in Chhindwara, Lilahi and Mission. Anhoni water falls. There are ive rivers which low through this district namely Kanhan, Pench, Jam, Kulbehra, Shakkar and Doodh. Out of these ive rivers, Kanhan and Pench are major tributaries of the Godavari River. Swaniti Initiative | 3 Chhindwara – An Economic Profile ² The (Gross District Domestic Produce) GDDP of Chhindwara is Sector Wise Contribution ** Rs. 7,40,433 (in lakhs). The district ranks seventh in terms of GDDP out of all districts of Madhya Pradesh.* ² The per capita income is Rs. 54,745, which is the sixth highest out of all the districts in the region.* 47.1% 17.4% 35.5% ² Agriculture and Allied activities are the highest contributor to the GDDP. Industrial Units in Chhindwara Handloom Clusters ü Hindustan Uniliver Limited: A large scale unit of HUL is situated in There are four handloom clusters located at the Lahgadua village of Chhindwara Tehsil. This unit produces Saunsar, Lodhikhada, Mohagaon and consumer goods such as soaps and detergents. Chhindwara within the constituency. They primarily produce cotton and silk material as ü Raymond Group: The Raymond plant in Chhindwara is a well as sarees and shawls. manufacturing facility located 57 kms. away from Nagpur. It is the single largest integrated worsted suiting unit in the world. All the clusters are fully completed. The total amount released for these clusters was Rs. ü Textile Park: The CLC textile park is located at Pandhurna Park, 146.54 lakhs between the years of 2006-07 which is spread across 60 acres of land. and 2015-16. *Economic Survey Madhya Pradesh 2013-14, ** NSDC reports Swaniti Initiative | 4 Chhindwara – An Agricultural Profile The region’s economy is primarily agro-based. The primary sector contributes 47% to the district’s GDDP. Within the primary sector, agriculture and allied activities constitutes 71.1% of the total share. Agriculture in Chhindwara not only contributes signiVicantly to the GDDP but also to the economy of MP. Chhindwara contributes 4.8% to the agriculture GDP of the state, which is the highest contribution by any district. The total area under cultivation is 40.33% of the total area of the district.* Major Agriculture and Horticulture Crops Worker participation in Size of land holdings*** Grown Agriculture Production Rank in Type Crops <=1 ha. (in Tonnes) State 957984 9% Food 1ha-2ha Tur Dal 42,000 1 38% Crops* 470680 21% 2ha-4ha 2,05,700 235099 Maize 2 (MT) 4 ha and Above Gram 151,000 1 Total Number Main workers Marginal 32% of workers (Agriculture) Workers (Agriculture) Soyabean 288600 (MT) ü Worker participation Rate: ü The largest percentage of Citrus 466,200 1 45.81% land holdings belong to the Fruits ** Fruits category of <=1 ha i.e. 38 % Vegetables Tomato 547, 750 1 ü Percentage of workers, who are directly involved in agriculture ü Land holdings below 2 ha. including main and marginal form 70 % of the type of Caulilower 110, 310 2 workers: 73.6 landholdings.*** *Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Economic Review 2016,** Horticultural statistics at a Glace , 2015, *** NABARD District ProLile Swaniti Initiative | 5 Chhindwara – Understanding $e Access to Credit The total amount which was allocated to the district in the Annual Plan Outlay for the year 2015-16 under the subhead of Agriculture and Horticulture was Rs. 637.87 lakhs. Allocation for Agriculture in the Network of Banks and penetration of Accounts** Annual District Plan (2015-16 in lakhs) Number of Branches 88 ü The total number of branches which cater to 437.92 637.87 35 the region from all these 25 banks is 154. 6 ü Out of the 4,43,361 HHs Co"ercial Regional Rural District C#p. Agr & 281.7 Banks Banks Central C#p. Rural Dev. in Chhindwara, 1,56,847 Bank Banks (36%) of them have a Penetration of Bank Accounts single bank account and 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 1,07,984 households (24%) have 2 bank Households wi$ 1 accounts. ü The outlay for Agriculture has account 36% consistently increased over the last 3 40% ü There are a total of Households wi$ inancial years i.e. FY 14, FY 15 and FY 16. 1,78,530 households 2 accounts (40%) in the district, ü From 2013-14 to 2014-15 , the increase Households wi$ which do not have a was almost 55%. For the next year, the 24% no account single bank account allocated amount increased by 45% *NABARD, District ProLile, ** samagra.gov.in (Samagra Data portal uses the term ‘family’ instead of households) Swaniti Initiative | 6 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) PMFBY is a crop insurance scheme, which provides wide scale insurance coverage for all farmers including share croppers and tenants. It has replaced the other two insurance scheme for farmers, the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and ModiVied National Insurance Agriculture Scheme (MNAIS). Under this scheme, the farmer has to pay a minimal premium amount (depending on crop) for coverage against a detailed list of risks including post harvest losses. The scheme is compulsory for loanee farmers and optional for non-loanee farmers. Crops included under PMFBY Nodal Agency: National Crop with premium rate Insurance Programme (NCIP) List of crops included under PMFBY in Madhya Pradesh 2% of the Sum Kharif crops (all food Insured to be paid by for Kharif Season 2016 grains and oil seeds) farmer Implementing agency at State level: State Level Coordination 1.5% of the Sum Committee on Crop Insurance Rabi crops (all food Paddy, Soybean, Bajra, Maize, Insured to be paid by (SLCCCI) grains and oil seeds) farmer Groundnut, Jowar, Arhar, Til, Cotton, Wheat, gram, Mustard, Annual Commercial 5% of the Sum Moong and Horticultural Insured to be paid by Stages and risks included for Crops famer Coverage Prevented Sowing/ Standing Crop: Risks Post-Harvest Losses: Localized Calamities: Planting Risk which include droughts, dry Coverage for those Risks include hailstorm, include deicit rainfall spells, landslides, lood, crops which are spread landslide and or adverse seasonal hurricane among other in the ield post harvest inundation in the conditions natural calamities. for a max. of 2 weeks notiied areas. Swaniti Initiative | 7 Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme One of the longest running credit delivery schemes for farmers is the Kisan Credit Card Scheme, which is operational within the entire country. Under this scheme farmers can avail credit from any commercial, cooperative and regional rural banks. All farmers including small farmers, marginal farmers, share croppers, SHGs, oral lessees and tenant farmers are eligible under this scheme. The credit limit available under this scheme is dependent on the number of crops which are raised by the farmer. Following activities are eligible under Interest Rate and Facilities provided under KCC KCC Scheme 1 Short term credit requirement for Interest Rate : The interest rate which is charged by the bank is not regulated cultivation of crops by RBI and governed by the base rate Vixed by the banks. For loans under Rs. 3 lakhs, the government does provide interest subvention at 7% per annum. 2 Post harvest expenses Facilities Available under KCC ü ATM/ Debit Cards ü One time Documentation to avail the loan under the scheme 3 Produce Marketing loan ü No restriction available under debit or credit (number of withdrawals) ü Cheque facility Consumption requirements of farmer 4 household Total Amount outstanding in M.P.