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Question
“The pre-independent India’s occupational structure experienced growing regional variation.”
Justify the above statement with valid explanation.
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Solution
The pre-independent India’s occupational structure experienced growing regional variation as:
- Parts of Madras Presidency, Bombay and Bengal witnessed a decline in the dependence of the workforce on the agricultural sector with a commensurate increase in the manufacturing and the services sectors.
- There had been an increase in the share of workforce in agriculture in states such as Orissa, Rajasthan and Punjab.
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