Economy, asked by jkkl75, 7 months ago

how did the spread of electricity helps in both farming and non farming activities in Palampur.

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Answered by yoursolver50
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Answer:

The spread of electricity has helped farmers in Palampur in following ways: (i)Electric-run tubewells can Irrigate much larger areas of land. (ii)Electricity has transformed the system of Irrigation. (iii)Electricity has reduce the pollution because it is a cheap and pollution free source of Irrigation.

Explanation:

farming activities are related to agriculture.,whereas non farming activities are not related to agriculture. In India nearly 60% to 70% people live in villages.

Around 51% of total national income is from agriculture.

The economic conditions of the village include:

Occupation-

In villages they are involved in farming activities and non farming activities.

Farming activities involve farmers who own the land and also cultivate and labourers who work on others land and earn wages.

Connectivity-

Villages are connected to towns, cities, other villages via roads.

Also farmers produce can be transported from one area to another.

Transport-

Modes of transport in villages are carts, trucks, tractors, etc which help in connecting villages for travelling.

Electricity-

Nearly 80% of the villages have electricity which is used for irrigation facilities, machines in small businesses and other household activities.

Communication and Banking-

No private banks operate in villages, post offices are available for savings and other activities.

The social conditions of the village include:

Caste system-

In India, there exist caste system namely the Upper class, middle and lower class.

The upper caste consists of rich farmers who cultivate on their own land.

The lower caste work as labourers on the rich farmers land and earn wages.

The middle caste there are small or medium farmers who cultivate on small pieces of land and use the produce for consumption.

Education-

In villages, there is lack of education facilities.

There are 4-5 primary schools.

There are 1-2 high schools in villages.

Thus people move from rural to urban areas for better education opportunities.

Health conditions-

In villages there are lack of health facilities , in villages there are few government hospitals that treat basic illnesses, however for further treatment they have to move to cities.

Medical aid is given and treatment is done at a lower cost.

However the health facilities available in villages are inadequate.

VARIOUS ASPECTS OF FARM ACTIVITIES - DEFINITION

The various farm activities in any village include:

(i) Ploughing by bullocks,

(ii) Sowing,

(iii) Spraying of insecticides,

(iv) Cultivation by traditional method,

(v) Cultivation by modern method

(vi) Cutting of crops.

FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCTIVITY OF LAND - DEFINITION

There are four requirements for production of goods and services.

(i) The first requirement is land, and other natural resources such as water, forests, minerals.

(ii) The second requirement is labour.

(iii) The third requirement is physical capital.

(iv) The fourth requirement is human capital.

DISTRIBUTION OF LAND BETWEEN FARMERS IN VILLAGES - DEFINITION

In Palampur, about one third of the 450 families are landless, i.e. 150 families, most of them dalits, have no land for cultivation. Of the remaining families who own land, 240 families cultivate small plots of land less than 2 hectares in size.Cultivation of such plots doesnt bring adequate income to the farmer family.

NON-FARM ACTIVITIES IN VILLAGES - DEFINITION

Only 25 per cent of the people working in Palampur are engaged in activities other than agriculture.

1. Dairy

2. Small-scale manufacturing

3. Shopkeeping

4. Transport

I hope this is helpful to you

Answered by Cassandra101
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The spread of electricity has helped farmers in Palampur in following ways: (i)Electric-run tubewells can Irrigate much larger areas of land. (ii)Electricity has transformed the system of Irrigation. (iii)Electricity has reduce the pollution because it is a cheap and pollution free source of Irrigation.

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