R.I. District 3010 comprising of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the revenue districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Rewari, Sonepat and Mohindergarh in Haryana, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar in U.P. came into being on July 1, 1984 with 39 clubs as R.I. District 301. It was renumbered 3010 in Rotary Year 1991-92.
The First Club in this region, the Rotary Club of Delhi, was started in 1938 and received its charter on January 18, 1939. By 1970, seven more new clubs had been formed in this region. The 70’s saw significant growth, by July 1, 1984; there were thirty nine (39) clubs in the District. At present there are 120 clubs in the District 3010, with over 4900 Rotarians.
From the beginning, the District has been active in fulfilling the objectives of Rotary, committed to the ideals of community service. Apart from the various activities undertaken by individual clubs, many projects initiated at the District level have made a significant impact in the community service avenue.
Some of major District projects are:- The Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital
- R.I. District 3010 Rotary Education Foundation
- District 3010 Rotary Eco Foundation
- Rotary Blood Bank
- Rotary Literacy Foundation
- Rotary Viklang Kendra
Our District pioneered the Pulse Polio programme in India and has also made substantial contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Youth represents the future of any community and in keeping with this conviction our District has always laid emphasis on inculcation a spirit of service amongst the youth of District 3010. There are over 160 Interact and over 60 Rotaract clubs in our District, each active in various community/youth projects. |