Kaimganj

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Kaimganj is a city located in the Farrukhabad District in the north Indian province of Uttar Pradesh, India.

1 Description
2 Contemporary History
3 Economy
4 References

[edit] Description

Kaimganj was founded by Nawab Mohammad Khan Bangash in 1713 and named after his son Kaim Jang, who was its first administrator. The meaning of the word Ganj is market place.

It is also the birth place of General Rahimuddin Khan, Martial Law Governor of Balochistan for an unprecedented seven years between 1978 and 1984.

[edit] Contemporary History

Kaimganj process the honour of being ancestral town of Late Mr.Zakir Hussain ,Former Pesident of Republic of India.Salman Khurshid ,a prominent figure in national politics also hails from the town.

In the past two decade, Kaimganj has emerged as a major developed town in the region on infrastructural, economical, educational parts. The town is on its way of a model town in leadership of eminent personalities like Mrs. Mithlesh Agarwal, who is serving her third term in a row as chairman of Kaimganj Municipality. She has contributed a lot to the betterment of the town and can be accredited for the current development measures on rolls.

[edit] Economy

The city is well known for its chewing tobacco and sugar mill. The tobacco cultivated in Kaimganj is cured by the sun and contains good amounts of nicotine. The tobacco is crushed into various sizes. A large range of different qualities are available. Tobacco is supplied to all the leading chewing tobacco manufacturers. The total turn over of the city is over three crore per day, which includes internal and external trade. The chief tobacco suppliers of the city are Sri Lakshmi Tobacco Company, Anurag Tobacco Company, The General Supply Corporation and Kailash Chandra Agarwal & Sons (KCAS).

Besides the tobacco business, the city is also a potato hub and exports potatoes to nearly all of India from Kashmir to Tamil Nadu and Gujarat to Assam.

There is also a Sugar Mill at Kaimganj which crushes a large amount of sugarcane and a famous ICSE school named C.P.Vidya Niketan and numbers of students from other districts come here to study.SNM Inter College is the oldest educational institution. Earlier it was called George AV School. At that time it was up to Class VIII only. It is located near the Railway Station.