The Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC) - West Champaran, popularly known as Bihar Education Project (BEP - West Champaran) is an organization dedicated to achieving Universal Elementary Education (UEE) in the District of West Champaran, Bihar, India.
West Chamaparan is one of the famous district of Bihar, which has a glorious past. West Champaran District was carved out of the old Champaran District in the year 1972 as a result of re-organization of the District in the state. It was formerly a subdivision of Saran District and then Champaran District with its Head quarters as Bettiah. It is said that Bettiah got its name from Baint (Cane) plants commonly found in this district. The name Champaran is a degenerate form of Champaka aranya, a name which dates back to the time when the district was a tract of the forest of Champa (Magnolia) trees & was the abode of solitary asectics.
