Mewat Area Development Project, financially aided by IFAD, Rome, has been implemented during the period 1995-96 to 2004-05. The Project closed on 31.3.2005. The Component of Community Development (Women Empowerment) has given substantial growth and pace to the movement of Self Help Groups in Mewat area. After MADP, the programme of women empowerment, under the component of community development, has been continued under On-Going Schemes (State funded). Till June, 2009, 3256 SHGs have been formed associating 42359 women from different sections of the society.

The achievements made have shown satisfactory performance of SHGs and thus, the SHG concept has, now, become a movement in the area. The poor and uneducated women have awakened and have become bread earner to their families adopting various income generating activities and have started gaining social status in Meo society.

Having been encouraged with the performance of SHGs, it was felt necessary to continue the MADP for another three years for sustainability of SHGs and further empowerment of women and accordingly, a proposal worth Rs. 25.00 crores, now revised to Rs. 113.48 crores, for implementation of 2^nd phase of MADP. The proposal has already been submitted to Govt. of Haryana for further onward submission to Govt. of India for approval.

SCHEME-WISE SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET OUTLAY (REVISED) 2^nd PHASE OF MADP

(Rs. in lacs)

Detailed Schemes of 2nd Phase (PDF File)

Mewat Development Agency has submitted a project proposal for setting up of 7 multiline FPTCs to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India. The total project cost is worth Rs. 153.26 lacs (Govt. of India share Rs. 103.48 lacs and MDA share Rs. 49.78 lacs) The objectives for setting up of FPTCs in Mewat area is the development of rural entrepreneurship and transfer of technology for processing of food products by utilizing locally grown raw material and providing “Hands-on” experience at such production-cum-training centres. This will provide training in employable opportunity in the food-processing sector for the youth of Mewat.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India has decided that initially the Ministry may sanction one single line FPTC for fruits and vegetables products in F.P. Jhirka block which will be subsequently upgraded to a multiline FPTC. Based on the performance of this FPTC, Ministry will further consider setting up of 2-3 FPTCs in Mewat area.                            

MDA looking for identifying the place/building, trained manpower, Project Manager, machinery, procurement of raw material and the marketing prospectus. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI has also recommended the name of Dr. Eram Rao, Associate Professor in the Department of Food Technology, Bhaskaracharya College of Applies Sciences, Dwarka, New Delhi, for technical know-how. MDA is also exploring technical support for Guru Jambhwshwar and Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar to make venture successful in generating employment, processing vegetables, marketing and to take it to some logical profitable venture. MDA has started working on the single line FPTC and try to commission this FPTC in due course of time. In this connection, efforts are being done for services of ICAR, New Delhi.

Integrated Textile and Apparel Park

Mewat is the most backward district of Haryana situated close to Gurgaon and Faridabad and within 100 kms. of  Delhi. The rural youths of the region, especially the girls and women possess basic knowledge and excellent knack of tailoring and knitwear. Keeping in view the potentialities, the Ministry of Textiles has setup,  in November. 2008, an Apparel Tailoring and Design Centre (ATDC) at Nuh (district headquarter of Mewat). This has proved to be a great success in view of the ever increasing demand for the textile products, including garments and knitwear produced by the people of Mewat. In the nearby flourishing markets of Gurgaon, Faridabad and Delhi, it is strongly felt that a Textiles Technology park similar to the one which has been setup at Ettiveerampalayam, Tiripur, Tamilnadu may be setup in Mewat.  Apart from boosting up the production of Textile products in the nearby regions this will also open out wider opportunity to the youths of Mewat for employment (including self-employment) in textile, knitwear and garment manufacturing industry.

In view of the above facts, MDA has requested Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India to approve setting up of a Integrated Textiles and Apparel Park in Mewat on the same terms and conditions as in the case of the Textiles Technology Park at Ettiveerampalayam, Tiripur, Tamilnadu.

The Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India has informed that under the SITP, as per the target, 40 projects have been sanctioned so far. The Ministry of Textiles has initiated to submit the proposal for sanction of more projects to the Government for  consideration. The entrepreneurs  of district Mewat, Haryana may be advised to get in touch with one of the empanelled project management consultants for preparation of detailed project report (DPR). As soon as a decision is taken to sanction more projects, proposal for setting up of Integrated Textiles and Apparel Park in Mewat will be considered under scheme for Integrated Textiles Park.