Question

The following table shows the percentage of workers employed in different sectors in India in 1972-73 and in 2009-10, i.e. after 37 years. Year Agriculture Industry Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1972-73 74% 11% 15% 2009-10 53% 22% 25% (i) What are the major changes that you observe from the above table? (ii) From what you have read before, discuss what could be some of the reasons for these changes.

Answer 1

Answer:

"From the table, it is clear that in 1972, the agriculture cultivation was 74% and this was dipped in 2009 to 53%. On the flip side, the industrial sector has been just 11% in 1972 and this has increased to 22% in 2009-10. The service sector has been increased by 10% compared to 1972. The workers who were doing agriculture have tumbled to 21% whereas people working in industries have increased twice to 1972.

Producers have met the food demands

See steep rise in the craft persons and traders

Increase in buying and selling process

Rules hired people to take up an army and administration jobs

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