Question

The Indian labour suffers from low efficiency. Explain your answer with three reasons for low efficiency of Indian labour.

Answer 1

The reasons for the low efficiency of labour in India are:

1. Hot and Enervating Climate - India is a sub-tropical country and its climate is hot and enervating. It reduces the workers' capacity for hard and continuous work for long hours. This is the most important natural cause of low efficiency of labour in India.
2. Uncongenial Factory Environment - Many factories in India have poor and unhygienic working conditions. The facilities of canteen (i.e., low-cost meals), recreation and relaxation are not provided. This creates an uncongenial environment and affects the productivity of workers.
3. Inefficient Management - The managers and organisers usually lack in originality, initiation, planning and creative thinking. Moreover, they are not interested in understanding the industrial psychology, but they are more interested in the exploitation of workers. This attitude ultimately leads to the reduction in overall productivity of the workers.