CDP link - JnNURM

Preparation of City development Plan (CDP) for Meerut
in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
City Development Plan
Final Report
Year
Table 3.13 Workforce Participation
Total Popl.
Total
Worker
WPR %
1961 2,93,853 89,210 30.63
1971 3,57,754 2,02,342 56.56
1981 5,36,615 2,38,532 44.45
1991 8,49,799 2,91,552 34.41
2001 11,61,716 3,95,263 34.02
The workers participation rate (WPR) or the share of working population in the Meerut city
as per 2001 is 34.02% as against 26.54% and 27.11% of the district and state
respectively.
3.5.3. Business/Trade and Commerce
Employment in Business and commerce accounts for as 21.06% of the total employment
in the City and other services account for 29.94% of the total workforce in the City. This
way it is clear that 93.69% is employed in the small and cottage industry. There are
therefore strong possibilities of strengthening the economic base by encouraging the
traditional industrial units of Meerut.
Meerut is an important commercial centre of west of Uttar Pradesh state which meets the
needs of not only of its own population but their business needs too. Many business
centre and market centers for food grains, textile and garment, fruits and vegetables are
thriving in Meerut. As of now approximately 19,037 business establishments are there in
Meerut. The UP market authority on the Delhi road has established a wholesale market
for the fruit and vegetable and agricultural products. Similarly, a wholesale market has
been established on Hapur Marg and Lohia Nagar. Even though many wholesale market
have been shifted to the outskirts of the city the central city remains the hub of wholesale
activity of textiles & garments, gold and food grains.
The commercial areas have been developed in the new parts of the city along the main
streets of the city. In the old part of the city as at Ghanta Ghar Area, Veli Bazaar, Sarafa,
Budhana Gate, Lala Bazaar, Subhash Bazaar, Khadak etc. are main market areas which
are mainly operating from lower floors of Residential premises on the ground floor or the
first floor without any official or legal approval. This has created several problems for the
master plan related program, indicating the need to develop Commercial Complexes.
3.5.4. Government Offices/Institutional Framework
Being the regional and administrative centre Meerut has many regional and
administrative offices. There are 41 different state departments comprising 123 central
government undertakings and economic institutions, 180 offices of state government and
93 other undertakings of the state government established in the city. A total of 387
offices, undertakings and offices of various departments, employs about 44,384 officials
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