Question

Describe occupational structure of India on the eve of independence.

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Answer:

Concept:

occupational structure means the distribution of work-force among different sector of an economy.

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Describe occupational structure of India on the eve of independence.

Given:

Describe occupational structure of India on the eve of independence.

Explanation:

- occupational structure means the distribution of work-force among different sector of an economy.

- In the Indian economy on the eve of Independence, agriculture was our principal source and sector of occupation with almost 72.7% of the working population engaged in this sector of the economy.

- On the other hand, only 10.2% of the working population were engaged in the manufacturing or industrial sector.

- Another striking aspect was the growing regional variation. Parts of the then Madras Presidency (comprising areas of the present-day states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka), 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.

- Apart from this, about 17.2% of the working population were engaged in the service or the tertiary sector of the economy. This provided slow growth to the tertiary or the service sector of the Indian economy on the eve of Independence and afterwards.

- Eventually, there was an unbalanced growth of the Indian economy on the eve of Independence.

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