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Vaishali Introduction DISTRICT PROFILE VAISHALI INTRODUCTION Vaishali district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar. It formed in 1972, separated from Muzaffarpur district. The district is surrounded by Muzaffarpur district in the North, Samastipur district in the East and Ganga River in South and Gandak River in West. The Vaishali district is a part of Tirhut division and the district headquarters are at Hajipur town. Hajipur is separated from the State’s biggest city Patna by a River Ganga. It is the second fastest growing city in the state. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Vaishali got its name from King Vishal, a predecessor to Lord Ram. Vaishali finds reference in the Indian epics Ramayana. Vaishali was the capital of the Lichchavi State, considered as the First Republic in the World. It is said that the Lord Buddha, delivered his last semon and announced his Mahaparinirvana during his visit to Vaishali. 100 years after the Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana, second Buddhist Council was held at Vaishali. Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir was said to be born at Vaishali to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala. Amrapali the famous courtesan, has invited Lord Buddha to her house and Lord has visited her place. With Lord Buddha’s visit, Amrapali was purged with all impurities, she gifted her mango grove to the Sangh and joined Buddhism. Ananda, the favorite disciple of Buddha, attained Nirvana in the midst of Ganga outside Vaishali. ADMINISTRATIVE Hajipur City is the district headquarters. Vaishali district spread across 3 talukas: Mahnar, Hajipur, Mahua Vaishali district has been divided into 16 Municipal Blocks: o Mahnar o Hajipur o Chehrakala o Vaishali o Mahua o Premraj o Bidupur o Jandaha o Patedhi-Belshar o Goraul o Patepur o Desri o Raghopur o Sahadi buzurg o Lalganj o Bahgwanpur Total Number of Panchayats in Vaishali district 291. Vaishali district has 1638 number of villages. ECONOMIC PROFILE In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Vaishali one of the country's 250 most backward districts. Vaishali receives funds from Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Primarily, Vaishali has an agrarian economy, being dependent mainly on agriculture and small businesses huge potentiality in the district for various types of Industries in the field of food and Agro based products Hajipur has 2 Industrial Areas. Large Scale beverages and food processing companies are present in these Industrial Areas. Hajipur is the second fastest growing city in Bihar after Patna. Patna and Hajipur are seperated by Mahatma Gandhi Setu, which acts as a catalyst to the growth of Hajipur. Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product 13404 14000 11815 11601 10237 11311 12000 9832 9947 8076 9542 10000 7857 8000 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: 25º to 25º 30' North Longitude: 84º to 85º East Temperature 44.5° C (Max.) 6° C (Min.) Average rainfall 1168 mm Area 2036 sq. km Altitude 52 meters DEMOGRAPHIC Population 34,95,248 (2011) Population Density 1,717 per sq km Population Growth 28.58% Sex ratio 892 per 1000 male Literacy rate 68.56% Language spoken Hindi, Maithili, and Urdu INDUSTRIAL Registered Industrial Unit 3116 Registered medium & large unit 01 No. of Industrial Areas 02 Type of industries Food Processing, Beverages, Metal based industries, Electrical Machinery and Transport Machinery Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur, official website of district INVESTMENT Vaishali has a strong agricultural background and has achieved commendable growth in this field over the last few decades. Agriculture land in the Vaishali District has rich fertility and hence farmers take 3 times agricultural use of its land. Hajipur is main industrial city of Vaishali District. It has large scale beverages industries. Britannia Industries has its unit at Hajipur. Major exportable items from the district are Cold Drinks, packaged Drinking Waters, Biscuits and other bakery products. Vaishali Districts has a potential for medium and small scale industries in Food Processing Units, Banana and its products, Packaged Drinking Water units, Poultry units and Bio fertilizer units. Investment (Rs. Lakh) 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur INDUSTRIAL PROFILE Vaishali district has a huge potential for medium and small scale industries in the district. Beverages, Biscuits and bakery items has a huge potential for export from the district. Britannia Industries has a unit at Hajipur. Lumbini beverages also has its plant at Hajipur. Due to its proximity to the State capital Patna, Hajipur has a greater potential for the establishment of small scale industries. Hajipur – Patna can be developed as a twin city with Hajipur being an Industrial city with medium and small scale industries. INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE Registered industrial unit 3116 Total industrial unit 3116 Registered medium & large unit 1 Estimated avg. No. Of daily worker employed 4 in small scale industries Employment in large and 200 medium industries No. Of industrial area 2 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA 8.89 Industrial Area Hajipur 25.43 EPIP, Hajipur Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh) Agro based 414 3486.86 Cotton textile 2 28.9 Jute & jute based 1 18.1 2 Ready-made garments & embroidery 6 86.3 6 Wood/wooden based furniture 328 1640.56 Paper & Paper products 12 126.89 Leather based 40 40.7 Chemical/Chemical based 124 1968.26 Rubber, Plastic & petro based 12 120.00 Mineral based 224 2326.49 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 311 2869.25 Engineering units 224 1548.49 Electrical Machinery and Transport Equipment 326 1630.59 Repairing & servicing 428 926.84 Others 551 980.00 Total 3003 17797.58 Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur INFRASTRUCTURE Hajipur has 2 industrial area. Industrial area are majorly occupied by small scale industries. The largest industrial area of the district is EPIP industrial Area of 25.43 Acres located at Hajipur. Lumbini Beverages Pvt. Ltd. is situated at EPIP Industrial Area in Hajipur. It is the largest beverages company in the district. Britannia Industries has their plant at EPIP Industrial Area in Hajipur. Vaishali District has a huge potential for agro based and agro processing industries. Vaishali district has export potential for Cold Drinks, Packaged Drinking Water, biscuits and bakery. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY Vaishali being in Gangetic and Gandak plains ( Doab), it has rich fertility in the land and hence farmers almost takes 3 times agricultural use of it’s land Paddy, Wheat, Maize, tobacco, oil-seeds are the main agricultural crops. Vaishali district is famous for export of food processing products especially pickle. One of the best rice, wheat and vegetable growing area in the state of Bihar Excellent scope for rice mills, food processing industries for pickle and fruit juice units. Vaishali district also see large production of Banana. Cluster for banana and its various products can be developed. LARGE SCALE INDUSTRY/ PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING The largest industrial region in the district is at Hajipur. Hajipur has 2 industrial area. Britannia Industries pvt. Ltd. has its plant located at EPIP industrial Area at Hajipur. Lumbini beverages Ltd. is the biggest beverages unit in the Vaishali district located at EPIP industrial area at Hajipur. Large and Medium Micro & Small Major Clusters Service Enterprises Scale Enterprises Enterprise •Lumbini •Food Processing •Palm stick cluster •Repairing & Beverages Pvt. •Beverages •Copper Bronze Servicing Ltd. •Confectionary Alloy utensils •Education •Bitannia •Electrical Cluster •Wooden based Industries Pvt. Ltd. Machinery and furniture •Bansal Biscuits Transport Pvt. Ltd. equipment •SSSF industries IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS •Principal Products Manufactured in the Cluster- Palm Sticks •No. of functional units in the clusters - 29 Palm Stick Cluster - •Turnover of the Clusters - Rs. 39.35 lakh Bhagwanpur •Employment in Cluster - 890 •Average investment in plant & Machinery - Rs. 25,000 •Principal Products Manufactured in the Cluster – Copper Bronze Alloy Utensils Copper Bronze Alloy •No. of functional units in the clusters – 30 Utensils- Ramrai •Turnover of the Clusters – Rs. 120 Lakh Sinhara •Employment in Cluster – 100 •Average investment in plant & Machinery – Rs. 1 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, Hajipur, Certificate Vaishali ( 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. 3. Land and Industrial shed BIADA, Hazipur 4. Financial Assistance All Commercial and Lead Banks 5. For raw materials under Govt. National Small Industries Corporation, Supply Patna 6. Plant and machinery under MSME-DI, Goshala Road, Ramna, hire/ purchase basis. Muzaffarpur, DIC Hazipur will assist 7. Power/ Electricity Executive engineer BSEB, Vaishali 8. Technical Know–how. MSME Development Institute, Muzaffarpur 9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard, Patna 10. Marketing /Export Assistance MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur 11. Other Promotional
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