Discuss the causes of low efficiency of agricultural labour in India.
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1. Unfavorable Climate:
Our country falls in the north temperate type of climate, where the climate is hot. The workers feel fatigue and tired and they cannot work for longer period.
At present, scientific methods and being adopted to provide workers better working condition like air condition room, freeze cold water to drink, but they are not as per requirements.
2. More Hours of Work and Less Leisure:
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Indian labourers are exploited. More than the required and fixed hours work is taken with less leisure hours. In foreign countries like Japan and America a worker has to work for five days in a week. They are allowed two days holiday to look after their own health and the welfare of the family members.
3. Place of Work:
Surroundings of the place of work where our workers do work are not healthy. Factories are not well-ventilated. Insufficient space is provided for movement between machines and provision for fresh water, refreshment and rest between work is not found.
4. Lack of Education and Training:
There is dearth of educated and trained labourers in India. Untrained and uneducated labourers do not understand the intricacies of his job in a better way.
5. Low Wages:
A worker who receives wages is low not even to meet the necessaries of life. Sufficiently low wage ensures inadequate standard of living with less efficiency. Therefore, it is essential that workers must be paid fair wage so that they may increase their standard of living.
6. Lack of Labour Welfare Activities and Social Security:
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In India there is a less provision for welfare activities and social security for workers. But at present government has taken solid steps to improve the condition of social activities and social security activities. For example—Under Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 provision of social securities for workers.