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प्रश्न
Explain how public sector contributes to the economic development of a nation.
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उत्तर
- The public sector contributes to the economic development of a nation by not mere financial profits.
- The public sector plays a vital role in contributing to the Human Development Index via its functioning in health and education services. Also, by buying food grains at a “fair price” from farmers, providing electricity, water, postal services at low rates, the government ensures that the people have a good living.
- It utilises taxes and grants to pay for the same. Thus, it plays a vital role in adding to the economic development of a nation, based on its human development situation.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Most of the workers in the _________ sector enjoy job security. (organised / unorganised)
A _________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large / small)
A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Surat and found the following.
|
Place of work |
Nature of employment |
Percentage of working people |
|
In offices and factories registered with the government |
Organised |
15 |
|
Own shops, office, clinics in marketplaces with formal license |
- |
15 |
|
People working on the street, construction workers, domestic workers |
- |
20 |
|
Working in small workshops usually not registered with the government |
- |
- |
Complete the table. What is the percentage of workers in the unorganised sector in this city?
Service sector in India employs two different kinds of people. Who are these?
Workers are exploited in the unorganised sector. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organised and unorganised sectors.
A study in Ahmedabad found that out of 15,00,000 workers in the city, 11,00,000 worked in the unorganised sector. The total income of the city in this year (1997-1998) was Rs 60,000 million. Out of this Rs 32,000 million was generated in the organised sector. Present this data as a table. What kind of ways should be thought of for generating more employment in the city?
The following table gives the GDP in Rupees (Crores) by the three sectors:
| Year |
primary | secondary | tertiary |
| 2000 | 52,000 | 48,500 | 1,33,500 |
| 2013 | 8,00,500 | 10,74,000 | 38,68,000 |
- Calculate the share of the three sectors in GDP for 2000 and 2013.
- Show the data as a bar diagram similar to Graph 2 in the chapter.
- What conclusions can we draw from the bar graph?
Answer the following question.
Distinguish the service conditions of the organized sector with that of an unorganized sector.
Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in the organised sector?
The sector which is characterised by small and scattered units largely outside the control of the government is called:
Protection and support to the unorganised sector workers is necessary for both:
A woman works at a sweet shop in her village on a contract basis and gets meagre salary after working the entire day. She doesn’t get any holidays or paid leave, rather her employer deducts her salary whenever she is absent from work. Find out in which of the following sectors she is working?
Which one of the following is an activity of the unorganised sector?
Why is there a need to protect workers in the Unorganized Sector? Explain.
Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organized and unorganized sector.
"There is a need for protection and support of the workers in the unorganised sector." Examine the statement with examples.
