Question

Explain Occupatinal structure of India. What is the relation between occupational structure and development?

Answer 1

Occupational structure ,
It is the mix of different types of occupations found in a society.
It also describes how people are engaged in different sectors of the economy namely, primary, secondary and tertiary the sector that predominates the occupational structure in a country.
Occupational structure of India
In India in 2005, 54.2% of the population was in primary occupations, 18.8% in secondary occupations and 27% in tertiary occupations. This means most of the people are engaged in primary sector.


The Relation between Occupational Structure and Development are as follows:

i. When majority of people are engaged in primary occupations, rate of development is slow because primary occupations provide livelihood to large number of people but do not contribute much too economic development.

ii. When people are engaged in secondary and tertiary occupations more than in primary occupations then the rate of economic development is more.

iii. When people are engaged in quaternary occupations, their quality is increased and they are more efficient and advanced.

Answer 2

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The higher percentage of the population involved in a primary occupation like agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishing implies – Less developed country.

We see more development in countries where people move into secondary occupations like manufacturing.

A high percentage of the population involved in a tertiary occupation like Banking, commerce, transport, and administration – implies a highly developed country.