There has been a change in the share of the three sectors in India's GDP explain in details with the changing profile of GDP in India during profile of GDP in India during 1950-51 to 2013 - 14 ( for 10 marks)
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The agriculture sector is an important component of the Indian economy as it provides livelihood to a large section of the population. According to Census 2011, out of the total workers of 481.7 million, there are 118.7 million cultivators and 144.3 million agricultural labourers, which means approximately 55 per cent of the total workers were employed in agriculture and allied sector. However, the percentage share of workers engaged in agriculture sector has been declining. As per Labour Bureau Report 2015-16, 46.1 per cent of the working population was employed in agriculture and allied sector. Further, as per an ILO estimate1 employment in agriculture sector as percentage of the total employment was approximately 44 per cent in the year 2018.
2. As per Agriculture Census 2015-16, the total number of operational holdings in the country was 146 million and total operated area was 157.14 million hectares in 2015-16. The small and marginal holdings taken together (0.00-2.00 ha) constituted 86.21 per cent, while their share in the operated area stood at 47.34 per cent in 2015-16. The average size of land holding in 2015-16 was 1.08 hectare.
3. Agriculture plays a significant role in the development of the Indian economy. However, the contribution of agriculture to GDP has gone down from 52 per cent in the 1950s to 30 per cent in the1990s and further below 20 per cent from 2010 onwards2. In 2018-19, the share of Agriculture & Allied GVA in overall GVA at 2011-12 prices was 14.4 per cent3 and at current prices was 16.14 per cent4
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