Meerut GDP 2027

SWOT Analysis of Meerut

  1. Meerut has both the strengths and weaknesses in accelerating economic growth which are broadly summarized below. The most significant factor which could contribute to Meerut emerging as driver of growth is its manufacturing and services base, its proximity to market and better connectivity.
Box 4 : SWOT Analysis of Meerut
Strengths Weakness
Industrial base
• 12 Manufacturing clusters such as handicrafts, scissors, brass band, khadi and textile weavers, print & publishing, sports goods, gems & jewellery and 6 major services agglomerations namely construction advisors & contractors, doctors & health clinics, education, professionals, tourism, street hawking/food joints.
Strategic location
• Part of National Capital Region, close proximity to Delhi.
• Six National highways (NH-58, NH-119, NH-235, NH-334B, NH-709A, NE-3) pass through Meerut.
• Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor nearby.
Demographic dividend
• Overall literacy rate of 76.28%, higher than state average.
• 51% of population is urban.		 Unplanned Urbanization
• Unauthorized constructions and cost of regularization is high.
• Infrastructure development not keeping up with urbanization.
• Issues with water supply, sewerage, solid waste management, housing, traffic & transportation, over exploitation of groundwater.
Pollution
• Meerut is 23rd in the list of most polluted cities in India and 5th in the list of most polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh based on annual average PM 2.5 concentration.
Limitations for Industrial space
• Delay in land allocation and allotment is a hindrance in developing new industrial areas.
• Lack of quality infrastructure in existing industrial areas.
Opportunities                                                                                                                                 Threats
New Infrastructure projects
• New expressways and highways under construction-Ganga expressway, Delhi­ Dehradun expressway.
• Meerut could provide affordable housing for people who are working in Delhi and Noida.
Medical tourism hub
• Potential to become a hub for medical instruments, dental care and orthopedics.
Initiatives by State Government
• Uttar Pradesh government's blueprint for becoming a 1 trillion-dollar economy.
• Meerut has potential to be developed as a Freight corridor, Logistics centre, Sports city.		 Competition from neighboring cities
• Competition from cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other cities in Uttar Pradesh for investment and development projects.
Threat from cheap imports
• Clusters such as brass band, khadi and textiles, scissors facing competitive pressure from cheaper Chinese goods.
Challenge in implementing NEP 2020
• Increased participation of women in workforce and migration of workers from unskilled to skilled jobs not feasible without successful implementation of NEP 2020.