I DISTRICT PLAN 2011 - 12 SUPAUL - i I Submitted by : District Planning Committee, Supaul Submitted to: Department of Planning & Development, Government of Bihar DISTRICT PLAN 2011 - 12 SUPAUL ¥ V *k g f II A © H f: © f&T SJkH*»»* Submitted by : District Planning Committee, Supaul Submitted to: Department of Planning & Development, Government of Bihar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For sustainable and planned economic development it is essential to formulate the Annual District Plan on the basis of available resources. As per the direction of the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, with an objective to prepare the effective Plan, we have collected relevant information and data ensuring the assimilation of district level important components from various departments as well as the priority sectors like Health, Education, Livelihood and Infrastructure etc. Keeping in view the past experience of formulation and implementation of various sectoral Action Annual Plans and recent directions of the department the Annual District Plan 2011 -12 for Rs. 103142.3 89 lakh has been prepared for the maximum utilization of available resources, so that the socio-economic development of the district can be further accelerated. I would like to thank Mr. Kunwar Jung Bahadur, Deputy Development Commissioner, Mr. D.N. Mishra, Regional Planning officer, Kosi Division, Mr. Prakash Yadav, District Planning Officer, Mr. Vivek Sharan (Ex. District Facihtator) and Mr. D P Karn, District Facihtator, GoI-UN Joint Convergence Program for their important contribution in formulation of Annual District Plan 2011 -12 for the district of Supaul. Mr. Brajesh Kumar Vikal, DPRO also deserves special thanks for his support in the Plan formulation. Mr. Pramod Kumar Sah, Sub Planning officer, Mr. Gopal Kr. Verma, Data Entry Operator, Planning cell deserve appreciation for their rigorous efforts in managing and collecting the data. The initiative of preparing the integrated district plan has been taken with technical support of GoI-UN Joint Convergence Program steered by the Department of Planning and Development, GoB. Besides, the District Facihtator deputed at district, state project officials Mr. Brajesh Kumar Das, State Project Officer; Mr. Raj Kamal Srivastava and Mr. Abhishek Singh, State Convergence Facilitators rendered their regular and valuable support in designing of the District Plan. Preparation of Integrated District Plan could not have been thought-of without the guidance of departmental officials. I am sincerely thankful to Mr. Vijoy Prakash, Principal Secretary, Planning & Development and all the departmental officials. The processes would not have been actualized without untiring support of Dr. Harendra Prasad, Joint Director cum Nodal Officer, GoI-UNJCP, Planning & Development Department. I submit my special thanks to them. I hope this Annual District Plan, after its approval, will further accelerate the development of the district and mark a new milestone in the district to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people for sustainable development. District Magistrate Contents CHAPTER-I 1 INTRODUCTION: 1 HISTORICAL I GEOGRAPHICAL 1 POLITICAL 2 PLANNING OBJECTIVES: 2 METHODOLOGY 2 APPROACH OF THE DISTRICT PLANNING: 2 DISTRICT PLANNING 3 DISTRICT PLANNING PROCESS: 3 DISTRICT CONSULTATION WORKSHOP: 3 TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES: 3 COLLECTION OF BASIC DATA FOR PLANNING: 4 DATAANALYSIS AND PLAN PREPARATION: 4 OUTCOME OF THE PLAN PREPARATION: 4 DISTRICT PROFILE: 4 ADMINISTRAITVESET-UP: 4 DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHY AND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS: 5 TOPOGRAPHY 7 CLIMATE AND AGRO ECOLOGICAL SITUATION: 7 RAINFALL: 7 AIR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY: 7 LAND AND SOIL: 7 PJVER SYSTEM: 8 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: , 8 SOCIAL STRUCTURE: 8 FACT SHEET OF BLOCKS AND URBAN LOCAL BODIES: 9 LAND CLASSIFICATION 10 BLOCK WISE STATUS OFPDS BENEFICIARIES 10 ROAD TRANSPORT 11 BLOCK WISE STATUS OF DRINKING WATER 11 BLOCK WISE STATUS OF CREDIT AGENCY 12 BLOCK WISE SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE 12 CHAPTER-2 13 SWOT ANALYSIS OFTHE DISTRICT AND INDIVIDUAL SECTORS 13 SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRICT: 13 AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTTVinES: 14 RURALDEVELOPMENT: 15 IRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROL: 15 ENERGY 16 INDUSTRY & MINERALS: 17 TRANSPORT: 18 SOCIAL SERVICES: 18 CHAPTER-3 20 RESOURCE ENVELOP OF THE DISTRICT 20 AVAILABILITY OF FUND 20 REQUIREMETS OF FUNDS 26 CHAPTER-4 31 SECTORALDISTRICTPLANS/SCHEMES:2011-12 31 I. AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACnVTTIES: 32 n. RURALDEVELOPMENT: 32 m. SPECIALAREAPROGRAMME: 33 IV. IRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROL 33 VENERGY 33 VI. INDUSTRY AND MINERALS 33 Vn.TRANSPORT 34 VIE. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT 34 K. GENERAL ECONOMIC SERVICES 34 X. SOCIAL SERVICE 35 XI. GENERAL SERVICES 38 CHAPTER-V 43 SCHEDULED CASTE SUB PLAN 43 INTRODUCTION: 43 OBJECTIVES: 43 STRATEGIES: 44 SCSP:2011-12 44 CHAPTER-VI 50 TRIBAL SUB PLAN 50 INTRODUCTION: 50 OBJECTIVES: 50 STRATEGIES: 51 TSP: 2011 - 12 52 CHAPTER-VII 58 WOMEN COMPONENT OF DISTRICT ANNUAL PLAN 58 INTRODUCTION: 58 OBJECTIVES: 59 STRATEGIES: 59 WOMEN COMPONENT IN ANNUAL PLAN: 2011 - 12 59 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION. METHODOLOGY AND PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT INTRODUCTION : HISTORICAL The District of Supaul has been a part of Mithilanchal since theVedic period. The area has been referred to as the fishery area (Matsya Kshetra) in the Hindu mythology. The two oldest democracies namely Angutaran and Aapanigam are known for their existence in the Budhist era. With the establishment of Magadh Empire the Koshi river basin became the part of Teer Bhikti and Pondravardhan Bhukti. Buddhism existed and flourished here for about 200 years in the regime of Pala dynasty. In the ancient period Supaul area was ruled by the Nanda Vansha, Maurya, Sungas and the Mithila Kings.During late medieval period it remained under the rule of Muslims followed by the British. The British realized its geographical and strategic importance and accorded Supaul the status of a Sub-division in 1862. In the process of administrative reorganization, Supaul was notified as District on 14-03-91. GEOGRAPHICAL Supaul is situated at 25037'-26025' N latitude and 86022'-87010' E longitude. Soil is alluvial type. The river Koshi flows through the district which is considered the sorrow of the area. Tilyuga, Chhaimra, Kali, Tilawe, Bhenga, Mirchaiya, Sursar are the tributaries to it. The type of soil is sandy. Somewhere it is acetic and somewhere it is basic in nature. The PH factor varies from 5.5 to 8.5. Minerals such as Sodium, Potassium and Magnesium are deficient in the soil. Supaul district covers an area of 2,420 sq km. Supaul district is apart of the Kosi division. Supaul town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Nepal in the north, Saharsa district in the south, by Araria district in the East and on the west by Madhubani district. Situation of Supaul v (numbers are the <ffiggra£ population) in Bihar : •.•:••••:. ^r^ 1 District Plan-2011-12 Supaul POLITICAL Supaul is located in the North Bihar bordering Nepal. It consists of four Sub-divisions and eleven Development Blocks. The Divisional H.Q. of the District is Trlveniganj Sub-I at Saharsa about 40kms away. It is connected with railways as well as roadways. Though the railways is the outdated meter gauge having quite inadequate frequency of trains the connecting state highway is almost renovated, now having double lane and in good condition. The state capital is about 300 kms away. The nearest airport is Patna, though airstrips are there in Saharsa for Dakota landing. The district H.Q. bears the status of Nagar Parishad whereas the other two Sub-Divisions namely Birpur and Nirmali have the Nagar Panchayat at their HQs. The district has five assembly constituencies and one parliamentary constituency. PLANNING OBJECTIVES : The district planning has the following objectives; • Formulation of Annual Plan, Five year Plan for the District. • Allocation of funds to different sectors and appraisal of plan programme and projects drawn by the various sector and Blocks. • Decentralization of planning process at block level with involvement of local representatives. • Collection of data on regular basis on various sectors of the economy as required by the district Office • Estimation of district Domestic product/Savings/Capital formulation • Registration of Birth & Death Act in the state. METHODOLOGY APPROACH OF THE DISTRICT PLANNING: The approach adopted for planning is participatory and holistic in idea nature where all the stakeholders from different sectors contribute to the process through interview, consultation, feedback and sharing. District administration and all the district line departments played an important role in overall consultation process and providing required information. Opinion of all the stakeholders was taken in to account for preparing the district plan. For the preparation of the district plan, guideline issued by Department of Planning & Development, Government of Bihar was referred to along with the district planning manual of Planning Commission, Government of India. The overall approach prescribed by the Planning Commission in its manual was followed in the entire process. The process being adopted is multi-fold in nature encompassing consultative meetings and data collection its collation and analysis for the preparation of a dynamic district plan. DISTRICT PLANNING DISTRICT PLANNING PROCESS: To understand the key issues of the district, constraints associated in the way of greater output realisation and to capture the plan requirements, a consultative meeting