EXCEPTION OF DEVELOPMENT IN HARYANA: AN OVERVIEW OF MEWAT REGION

Abstract

“Development consists all around modernisation with sustainability of the system. Haryana which is one of the leading states of India has an oasis of backwardness within it. Despite being in the close proximity of National Capital Territory, the region lags behind in development in its socio-cultural and economic life. With 56% of literacy rate in comparison to 76% at Haryana state and 74% at Indian National level, the region is far behind in health infrastructure and industrial development. Despite being in close proximity of National capital territory, the mud-houses of Meos in the region speak a volume of the status of development. This fate of economic, political and human backwardness has fuelled rumours in the society which hinder the state government’s move of upliftment of region. The present paper tries to highlight this vicious circle by which district Nuh (erstwhile Mewat) is declared the most backward district of India by ‘NITI AAYOG’ in 2018.”