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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 significantly to a country’s economic development because its primary goal is not to make a profit. All critical activities are carried out in a general manner. Only the generic sector performs this function.
The public sector is responsible for activities that all members of society demand, such as the construction of roads, bridges, trains, ports, power, and the provision of irrigation facilities from dams, among others. The government is responsible for such high expenditures. The government buys wheat and rice to ensure that farmers receive fair prices. It stores it in its God-owned facilities and offers it to consumers at affordable costs through ration shops. In this way, the government helps both farmers and consumers.
The public sector also performs primary functions such as providing universal health care and education. It is the government’s responsibility to operate the school properly and provide quality education. In this regard, the public sector’s contribution to a country’s economic development is important.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank using the correct option given in the bracket:
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 |
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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?
Using examples from your area compare and contrast the activities and functions of private and public sectors.
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 examples does not fall under the unorganised sector?
Since the 1990’s, it is common to see a large number of workers losing their jobs in the:
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?
Examine the benefits that are enjoyed by the people working in the organized sector.
Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organized and unorganized sector.
A worker in an urban area, who was working in a small factory, was not paid his wages properly; he was forced to work extra hours under poor working conditions, and there was no job security. Recently he lost his job and was found selling electrical items in a pushcart. Analyse the role of the government in protecting the workers working in an unorganised sector.
"There is a need for protection and support of the workers in the unorganised sector." Examine the statement with examples.
