Mewat Development Agency

Mewat in Haryana, lies between 26 degree and 30 degree North latitude and 76 degree and 78 degree East longitude. It covers a portion of the Indo-Gangetic plain to the West of Yamuna river and South-West of Delhi, in the Southern part of Haryana and North Eastern part of Rajasthan. It comprises of six blocks; five blocks of Distt Gurgaon - Nuh, Taoru, Nagina, Ferozpur Jhirka, Punhana and one block in Faridabad, Hathin.

Mewat - land of the Meos, has its genesis in its tribal inhabitants, the Meo tribals, who are an agricultural people.

The area is a distinct ethnic and socio-cultural tract. The Meos, who trace their roots to the early Aryan invasion of Northern India, call themselves Kshatriyas and have preserved their social and cultural traits to a surprisingly large extent, unlike the other tribes of nearby areas.

During the reign of the Tughlak dynasty in the 14th century A.D., these people embraced Islam but till today, they have maintained their age-old distinctive ethno-cultural identity. 

Historically, the region has been extremely turbulent and has been subject to repeated invasions and resultant plundering throughout the post-Vedic period, largely due to the situational peculiarity of the area and the non-subjugative attitude of the people. The destruction and devastation over the centuries resulted in backwardness and gross under-development of both the area and its proud people.