Question

What is the manufacturing sector? Why is it considered the backbone of development?

Answer 1

The secondary sector is also known as the Manufacturing sector. It is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labour and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation.

Due to following reasons manufacturing sector is considered the backbone of economic development of the country -

(i) Manufacturing industries help in modernising agriculture. For example, industries providing fertilisers machinery have given a major boost to agriculture by raising its productivity.

(ii) Industrial development is required for eradication of unemployment and poverty. An example is the establishment of industries in tribal and backward areas, which bring down regional disparities.

(iii) Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher value are prosperous. For example, USA.


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Answer 2

Definition of Manufacturing Sector :  

Production of goods in large quantities after  processing from raw materials to more  valuable products is called manufacturing.

It is considered as backbone of development  because:

(i) It not only helps in modernising agriculture but  also forms the backbone of our economy.

(ii) Industrial development is a precondition for  eradication of unemployment and poverty from  our country.

(iii) Export of manufactured goods expands trade  and commerce.

(iv) Countries that transform their raw materials into  a wide variety of finished goods of higher value  are prosperous.