Government of India Ministry of MSME Brief Industrial Profile of Churu District 2020- 21 Prepared by MSME - Development Institute (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,) 22 Godam, Industrial Estate, Jaipur-302006 Phone: 0141-2388913, Fax: 0141-2210553 E-mail: [email protected]; Web- www.msmedijaipur.gov.in 1 FOREWORD District Industrial Potential Report of Churu -Rajasthan is prepared by this institute under its action plan target for the year 2020-21. The information on material resources, Administrative set up, details about PSUs, Clusters situated in the district, potential for new MSMEs are embedded in this document. The Objective of this report is to expose the resource base, studying industrial scenario of the district, for the benefits of all budding/existing entrepreneurs. I commend the efforts of Sh. K C Meena, Assistant Director (IMT) in preparing this District Profile. The District profile has been prepared on the information gathered from various Govt. departments and secondary data supplied by them. I extend my thanks to all those departments for their useful contribution in bringing out this document. (V K Sharma) Director Date- 01/04/2021 2 Contents S. No. Topic Page No. 1. General Characteristics of the District 4 1.1 Location & Geographical Area 4 1.2 Topography 5 1.3 Availability of Minerals. 5 1.4 Forest 6 1.5 Agro Resources 7 1.5.1 Major Crops 7 1.5.2 Pulses 7 1.5.3 Spices 8 1.5.4 Oil Seeds 8 1.6 Tourism 8 1.6.1 Hotels 8 1.6.2 Places of Tourist Interest 8 1.7 Administrative set up 9 2. District at a glance 11 3. Industrial Scenario Of the District 15 3.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area 15 3.2 Industry at a Glance 16 3.3 Status of Udyam Registration 16 3.4 Major Exportable items 16 3.5 One district one product 17 3.6 Handloom and Handicraft items 18 3.7 Potentials for MSMEs 18 3.7.1 Service Enterprise 18 3.7.2 Potential for new MSMEs 19 4 Details of existing Clusters 20 5. Assisting Agencies for MSMEs 20 6. Contact details 21 7. List of Industries Association 21 8. Atmanirbhar Bharat related announcements in May-June 2020 22 3 4 Brief Industrial Profile of Churu District 1. General Characteristics of the District It is believed that the town was founded by the Jat ruler Churu in 1620 A.D and the place was named as Churu after his name in the Jangladesh region of the state. Before it came under the control of Rajputs rulers of Rathore clan. Thakur Maldeo, the grandson of Rao Kandhal or Rawat Kandhal and uncle of Rao Bika, the Rathore Rajputs of Bikaner ruled over the region. During war of 1871 between Bikaner and Churu, the area came under the dominance of Bikaner. It is said that during the war between both the regions all the weapons made by copper and brass got finished, the Churu Thakur requested all the women population of his town to donate their silver ornaments so that the shells made by silver can be utilized for cannons. Before independence it was an integral part of Bikaner princely state. In 1948 the district came into existence as a separate state comprising three Tehsils Churu, Taragarh and Rajgarh. Connectivity: Air: The nearest Airport is in Jaipur (206 Km) Rail: Churu district is served by broad gauge of Northern and Western railways. The total length of rail line is 280 k.m. The district has 39 Railways stations. Road: Churu district is well connected by roads with important destinations of the state. The National Highway No.11 (Agra-Bikaner) passes through the district. 1.1 Location & Geographical Area. Recognized as an entry gate to the great Thar Desert, Churu is located in the desert area of Rajasthan. The district is located in the eastern Rajasthan between 27`24 to 29`00 North latitude and 73 º.40 to 75 º.41 East longitudes. It is bounded by Sri Ganganagar district in the 5 North, by Sikar and Jhunjhunu and Hissar district of Haryana in the East, by Nagaur in the South and in the West by Bikaner. Churu, like an oasis, situated in the middle of the shifting golden sand dunes, opens the gate to the great desert of Thar. The north border is neighbour of Hanumangarh District, east by Haryana state, Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts to the southeast, Nagaur District to the south, and Bikaner District to the west. The total area of the district is 13, 85,898 hectares. It is occupied nearly 4.92 percent of the area of the state and stands eight in respect of area amongst the district of Rajasthan. The district covers 6 Tehsils Churu, Ratangarh, Taranagar, Rajgarh, Sardarshahar, and Sujangarh. The major attractions of Churu district are its Havellies. 1.2 Topography District Churu is a part of the great Thar Desert. It is covered with a thick mantle of sand, is characterized by 6 to 30 meter longitudinal dunes treading north east to south west. The ground level in the district is about 400 meters above mean sea level the terrain in general is sloping from south to north. There are no big hill in the district expect some hillocks. There are no perennial rivers or streams in the district. Wells and ponds are the principal sources of water supply. The climate of the district is dry desert with large variation in temperature. The minimum and maximum temperature recorded in the district varies from –2`c to 50`c. Relative humidity is generally below 30% except during the brief south east monsoon period when the same rises up to 60% in the district the rainy season usually lasts from July to mid-September and the normal usual rainfall is only 328 mm. 1.3 Availability of Minerals GEOLOGY AND MINERALS: Churu is not rich in minerals but these are found at few places. The various mineral deposits are Masonry Stone, Marble & sand stone, etc. But these deposits are very small in size and not of much economic importance. 6 MAJOR & MINOR MINERALS: Churu District is poorest in mineral resources. However, lime stone & marble and masonry stone are important mineral products of the district. MINERAL BASED INDUSTRIES: During 2018-19 the production of minerals is given in the following table. (Production in M.T.) S.No. Minerals Mines Location No. of Mining Production in Lease M.T. 1 Brick Earth Rajgarh, Sardarshahar 12 262816 2 Masonry Stone Villages of Sujangarh 183 5408390.06 Tehsil- Randhisar, Gopalpura, Lodhasar Villages of Bidasar Tehsil- Balera, Sarothiya, Charwas, Manpura, Parewada, Charla 3 Marble Dunkar, Charwas 42 24389.30 (Tehsil- Bidasar) 4 Sand Stone Bidasar 22 108792 Source : DIC, Churu. 1.4 FOREST As mentioned above the district is a part of the Indian Great Thar desert. The district has only 6663 hectare area under the forest which is only 0.46% of the total area of the district. The vegetation cover in the district is almost negligible due to extremes of temperature during winter and summer and scanty rainfall established sand dunes inside Grass Reserves of inside areas, free from biotic interference, contain very poor and open forest. Important trees found in the district are Khejara, Kikar, Neem, Hingotaker, Shisham, Rohira, Bhhui, Phog, Ask, Senia, Thor, Morali, Bura, Lampre, Kucha, Mural etc. Fox, Blue, Bull, common hare, Jackal porcupine, Bats and Bush rats etc. are found here. The common birds found here are Bulbul, kite, Owl, Pigeon, Sand Grouse, Grey pasctridge, Godavan of Guraha. 7 1.5 Agro Resources :- 1.5.1 Majaor Crops: The principal food crops of the district are Bajra, wheat, barley, gram, moong & moth, guar and mustard are the commercial crops grown here The following table indicates the area cultivation and production of major crops for the year 2018-19. S. NO. CROPS AREA (HECTARES) PRODUCTION (TONES) 1 GUAR SEEDS 238000 121042 2 ZEERA 1374 787 3 METHI 4985 10247 4 BAJRA 204527 124936 5 WHEAT 33889 82300 6 BARLEY 7228 22713 7 MOTH 256771 38259 8 MUNG 211369 121270 9 GRAM 107092 85702 10 GROUND NUT 63451 211777 11 TIL 7573 3506 12 MUSTARD & TARAMIRA 73229 106474 Source : DIC, Churu. 1.5.2 Pulses: S. NO. CROPS AREA (HECTARES) PRODUCTION (TONES) 1 MOTH 256771 38259 2 MUNG 211369 121270 3 GRAM 107092 85702 Source : DIC, Churu. 8 1.5.3 Spices: S. NO. CROPS AREA (HECTARES) PRODUCTION (TONES) 1 GUAR SEEDS 238000 121042 2 ZEERA 1374 787 3 METHI 4985 10247 Source : DIC, Churu. 1.5.4 Oil Seeds: S. NO. CROPS AREA (HECTARES) PRODUCTION (TONES) 1 GROUND NUT 63451 211777 2 TIL 7573 3506 3 MUSTARD & TARAMIRA 73229 106474 Source : DIC, Churu. 1.6 Tourism:- 1.6.1 Hotels No. of Hotel-3 Star, 4 Star, 5 Star : There are no 3 Star, 4 Star, 5 Star Hotels. 1.6.2 Places of Tourist Interest: A- Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Black Buck Sanctuary Tal Chhapar is Located in Churu district, the Talchhapar Sanctuary is known for its rare black-buck. Apart from the black-buck, some of the other wild animals spotted here are jungle cat, chinkara and varied species of migratory birds. This sanctuary is located at a distance of 85 kilometers from Churu. 9 B -Salasar Balaji Balaji Temple is one the famous religious spots of the district. Two fairs are organized in this temple in the month of April & October. Salasar is located on National Highway No. 65 of Sujangarh in the district of Churu. C - Kothari and Surana Haveli Oswal Jain merchant families constructed these beautiful painted havelis.