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Question
Explain how public sector contributes to the economic development of a nation.
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Solution
- 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.
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A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Surat and found the following.
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Place of work |
Nature of employment |
Percentage of working people |
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In offices and factories registered with the government |
Organised |
15 |
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Own shops, office, clinics in marketplaces with formal license |
- |
15 |
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People working on the street, construction workers, domestic workers |
- |
20 |
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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?
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Discuss and fill the following table giving one example each from your area.
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Well-managed organisation |
Badly-managed organisation |
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Public sector |
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Private sector |
Give a few examples of public sector activities and explain why the government has taken them up.
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| Year |
primary | secondary | tertiary |
| 2000 | 52,000 | 48,500 | 1,33,500 |
| 2013 | 8,00,500 | 10,74,000 | 38,68,000 |
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