Table 2.4 Classifying Economic Activities
Sector |
Criteria Used |
Most Important Conclusion Primary, Secondary, Tertiary |
Problems indicated and how they can be tackled |
|
Nature Of Activity |
The tertiary sector contributes the most to GDP, the primary sector continues to be the largest employer . |
Problem: Underemployment in the agricultural sector. Its Ans. : This can be tackled by providing irrigation facilities, like transportation, credit, agro - based industries for farmers. |
Organised, Unorganised |
Employment Conditions |
Most people are working in the unorganised sector where protection is necessary for them . |
Problem: Exploitations in the unorganised sector Its Ans. : This can be tackled by government protection. |
- Activities based on the direct use of natural resources, agriculture, animal husbandry, mining, fisheries, forest produce are included in the primary sector.
- The conversion of natural products into other forms through the manufacturing system is included in the secondary sector. Industries, manufacturing, dams, water supply, electricity, etc. are the main activities of the secondary sector.
- The service sector is included in the tertiary sector. Tertiary sector activities include communication, means of transport, storage, banking, education, health, trade etc.
- Tertiary sector is very important in India because many services in the country, such as hospitals, educational institutions, post and telegraph service, police stations, courts, rural administrative offices, municipal corporations, defense, transport, banks, insurance companies, etc. come under this. Huh .
- In the organized sector, those enterprises or workplaces come where the period of employment is regular. They are registered by the regional government.
- In the context of India, it is noteworthy that although there has been a change in the share of all the three sectors in the GDP. The share of the tertiary sector in GDP is more than 60%. But in the field of employment, the number of people working in the tertiary sector is about 27%. Most of the employment in India is obtained from the primary sector.
- A law has been made to enforce the right to work in India. This is called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. Under this, work is given to those people who are able to work and those who need work, they have been guaranteed 100 days of employment in a year by the government. If the government fails to provide work, then in this situation there is a provision to give unemployment allowance to the people by the government.