Question

The table below shows the estimated number of workers in India in the organised and unorganised sectors in the late 1990s. Read the table carefully. Fill in the missing data and answer the questions that follow.

Workers in different sectors (In Millions)
Sector	Organised	Unorganised	Total
Primary	1		232
Secondary	41	74	115
Tertiary	40	88	128
Total	82
Total in Percentage			100%

• What is the percentage of people in the unorganised sector in agriculture?
• Do you agree that agriculture is an unorganised sector activity? Why?
• If we look at the country as a whole, we find that ______% of the workers in India are in the unorganised sector. Organised sector employment is available to only about ______% of the workers in India.

Answer 1

Workers in different sectors (In Millions)
Sector	Organised	Unorganised	Total
Primary	1	231	232
Secondary	41	74	115
Tertiary	40	88	128
Total	82	393	475
Total in Percentage	17.26%	82.73%	100%

• 99.5% of people in the unorganised sector in agriculture.
• Agricultural activities require a huge number of small-scale farmers, labourers, and workers. These individuals frequently operate independently or in tiny family units, with no official organisation or structure-based administration. This makes agriculture an unorganised sector.
• If we look at the country as a whole, we find that 82.73% of the workers in India are in the unorganised sector. Organised sector employment is available to only about 17.26% of the workers in India.