DISTRICT PROFILE EAST CHAMPARAN INTRODUCTION Came into existence on December 1, 1971 after the split of Champaran district into two district, viz. Purbi Champaran & Paschimi Champaran. The name Champaran owes its origin to Champa-aranya or Champkatanys. Champa or Champaka means Magnolia and aranya mess forest. It is situated in the plains of River Gandak, Burhi Gandak & Baghmati East Champaran is surrounded by Nepal in the north, Muzaffarpur & Gopalganj in the south, Sitamarhi & Sheohar districts in the east and Gopalganj & West Champaran in the west. The mother-tongue of this region is Bhojpuri. The primary occupation of the people of the district is agriculture. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND In the prehistoric period, Champaran constituted a part of the ancient kingdom of Videha. After the fall of Videhan empire Champaran was ceded to oligarrochial republic of Vrijjan confederacy, with oligarchcal Vaishali as its capital of the Vriggian confederacy Lichohavis were the most powerful and prominent. During 1211 and 1226 first Muslim influences was experienced when Ghyasuddin Iwaz the muslim governor of Bangal extended his a way over Tribhukti or Tirhut. During the close of the Mughal empire, Champaran witnessed ravages of contending armies. With the rest of Bengal Champaran passed into the hands of East India Company in 1764 but military expeditious were still there. In 1929 a group of volunteers from Champran district came to demonstrate a against the Simon commission in the same year the 21st session of the Bihar students conference was held at Motihari. As a reaction against the failure of round table conference held in 1932 there was popular gathering at Motihari to take pledge for Independence. Police lathi charge and fired upon the gatherings. people of Champaran will be remember for their active and significant participation in the National movement. ADMINISTRATIVE Motihari is the district headquarters of East Champaran. District is divided in six subdivision namely Motihari Sadar, Sikharna, Raxaul, Areraj & Chakia and 27 blocks . o Motihari o Adapur o Pakaridayal o Banjariya o Areraj o Madhuban o Turkauliya o Paharpur o Tetaria o Piprakothi o Harsidhi o Phenhara o Sugauli o Sangrampur o Patahi o Kotwa o Chakia o Dhaka o Raxaul o Mehsi o Chiraiya o Ramgarhwa o Kalyanpur o Ghorasahan o Chhauradano o Kesaria o Bankatwa Total number of Panchayats in East Champaran district 405. East Champaran district has 1344 number of villages. ECONOMIC PROFILE Agriculture is the main source of income of the people in East Champaran. Rice, paddy, sugar cane, Jute and lentils are the major crops of the district. There are some small scale industry like pearl button industry, fishery development which are popular in East Champaran. Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product 13404 14000 11311 11815 10237 12000 9832 8799 10000 8377 7017 7581 8000 6353 6000 4000 2000 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar GEOGRAPHIC Coordinates Latitude: 26º 16' to 27º 1' North Longitude: 84º 30' to 85º 16' East Temperature 46° C (Max.) 5° C (Min.) Average rainfall 1242 mm Area 3968 sq. km Height above sea level 113 meters DEMOGRAPHIC Population 50,82,868 Population density 1281 per sq. km Population growth 4.9% Sex ratio 901 per 1000 male Literacy rate 58.26% Languages spoken Bhojpuri, Hindi INDUSTRIAL Registered industrial units 1477 Registered medium & large Nil units No. of industrial areas 01 Type of industries Agro-based, wooden based, Metal based, chemical based industries etc. Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur, official website of district INVESTMENT East Champaran has a strong agricultural background. The pearl button Industry at Mehsi, only one of its kind in the whole of the country. Which had earned fame in the world. East Champaran has a large potential for fishery development. It has a large number of tanks and mans (lakes). An ambitious plan for fish development started in 1995 by the central Government. The world Bank financed Rs. 19 crore for fisheries development schemes in Motijheel and Kararia Jheel in Motihari town and its adjoining area to make the lakes suitable for fish production. Investment (Rs. Lakh) 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur INDUSTRIAL PROFILE Agro-based industries are prevalent in West Champaran Wood and wooden based industries Repairing and service Metal based industry Rubber, plastic and petro based Engineering units Electrical machinery and transport equipment INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE Registered industrial units 1477 Total industrial units 1477 Registered medium & large unit - Estimated avg. no. of daily worker employed 06 in small scale industries Employment in large and - medium industries No. of industrial area 01 Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA Raxaul is the major industrial area Acquired land area 2.94 hactares No. of allotted plots 29 No. of units in production 5 Pearl Button Industry Mehsi is a small rural market adjacent to the Mehsi railway station where pearl button industry is established . Buttons are prepared from Oyster-Shells, commonly found in river Sikrahna by hand. Industry has 160 units in 13 panchayats of Mehsi Anchal, giving employment to about 10,000 skilled workers directly and 20,000 workers indirectly. Fishery It is estimated that there are 823 Government tanks and 161 private tanks with 9 water areas of 1920 acres. The yearly production of fish is estimated not less than 2500 M.T. of worth Rs. 25 crore. The world Bank financed 19 crore rupees for fisheries development schemes in Motijheel and Karariya Jheel in Motihari town and its adjoining area to make the lakes suitable for fish production. EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh) Agro based 512 3984 Soda water 4 80 Cotton textile 12 102 Woolen, silk & artificial Thread based clothes. 4 22 Jute & jute based 5 46 Ready-made garments & embroidery 28 52 Wood/wooden based furniture 158 725 Paper & paper products 4 16 Leather based 36 24 Chemical/chemical based 42 389 Rubber, plastic & petro based 42 100 Mineral based 5 25 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 102 820 Engineering units 68 860 Electrical machinery and transport equipment 86 325 Repairing & servicing 233 186 Others 136 312 Total 1477 8068 Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur INFRASTRUCTURE West Champaran is well connected with railways and roadways. Well connected with NH 28 A and NH 104. There are 1765 primary schools, 405 upper primary schools, 98 high schools, 18 degree colleges. Several agro-based, sugar mills, rice mills, cottage industries prevails in the district. There is one industrial area Raxaul. MEHSI BUTTON INDUSTRY Pearl button industry is one of its kind in the whole of the country. Mehsi is a small rural market adjacent to the Mehsi railway station about 48 km. east of Motihari. buttons are prepared from Oyster-Shells, commonly found in river Sikrahna. Mumbai, Kolkata and Madras money lenders have captured the total market of Mehsi buttons. The pearl button industry at Mehsi which ranged 160 units in 13 panchayats of Mehsi Anchal, giving employment to about 10,000 skilled workers directly and 20,000 workers indirectly. FISHERY INDUSTRY East Champaran has a large potential for fishery development. The district has quite a large number of rivers, lakes, marshes, pond and tanks. It is estimated that there are 823 Government tanks and 161 private tanks with 9 water areas of 1920 acres. In addition, there are 28 lakes (mans) with a water area of 7,486 acres despite these resources, no integrated efforts appear to have been made to fully exploit the potential of development of fisheries and to adopt the techniques of composite fish culture. Proposed that about 282 acres of water area of the existing Government and private tanks (about 151 of the total) in East Champaran may be taken up for fisheries development. There is practically no export of fish from any of the markets beyond the district. The yearly production of fish is estimated about 2500 M.T. of worth Rs. 25 crores. The common species found in the district are carps –Rohu, Catla, Naini,Calvasu, Catefish, Boari, Tengra, Silonal, Bangas, Bachawa, Murels, Garai, Sawra, Chenga, Chitla, Hilsa, Gorarah,Pothiya, Chelwa, Bami, Gaineha, Changari,etc. The world Bank financed 19 crore rupees for fisheries development schemes in Motijheel and Kararia Jheel in Motihari town and its adjoining area to make the lakes suitable for fish production. Besides making the lakes suitable for modern fish farming, the development program involves constructions of sluice gates, protection of bandh, Deepings the inlet and outlet channels and weed clearance. Fisheries industry is one of the upcoming industry in East Champaran POTENTIAL INDUSTRY Micro & Small Service Industry Existing Major Clusters Enterprise •Transportation • Enterprise related to • Manufacturing sector • Hotels/ Restaurant pearl button – Mehsi Shell Button • Beauty parlors/ • Enterprises related to cluster Saloon Fish products • Computer Training • Agro based product • Service sector – Nil Institutes • Water treatment plants • Readymade garments • Restaurants • Beauty parlor/ saloon • Fabrication engineering IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS •Principal products manufactured in the cluster- Rice Milling Cluster, rice sheller plant and spare parts Sitalpur, Kordhihar, •No. of functional units in the cluster - 54 Po-jokiyari, Raxaul, •Turnover of the Cluster - Rs. 120 lakh East Champaran •Employment in Cluster - 2100 •Average investment in plant & machinery - Rs. 15 lakh Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs S. Type of assistance Name and address of agencies No. 1. Provisional Registration District Industries Centre, East Certificate Champaran ( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II) 2. Identification of Project Profiles, MSME Development Institute, Goshala techno-economic and Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.