GROWTH DYNAMICS OF MEERUT DISTRICT

Abstract

The unmanageable concentration of migrant population and economic enterprise from the surrounding areas, and the unchecked growth of Metropolitan Delhi has led to the need of interlinking the process of growth and development planning for Delhi and its degibn; and of equitably distributing the concentration of enter-prise throughout the Region. Such planning will also be in support of the national objective that the privileged and unprivileged areas of the Region should derive equal benefits from national efforts towards planned development. The sub�â� � Regional Development proposals for District Meerut presented in this thesis report, therefore, gain tremendously in importance as Meerut District of U.P. constitute an important sub�â� � Region of N.C.R. Meerut District alone has 14.42% population of the total population and 21.44% urban population of total urban population of N.C.R. 26 urban centres out of 54 urban centres of N.C.R. are present in Meerut District. Also 1030 villages are present in Meerut District out of 6677 villages of N.C.R....