Why are less women found in regular salaried employment?
Lesser women are found in regular salaried employment as compared to men because a larger proportion of women are engaged in the economic activities without stable contracts and steady income. The stable contracts and steady income are two features prevalent in the regular salaried employment. Women are engaged in informal segments of the economy, where they are not entitled to any social security benefits. Moreover, women work in more vulnerable situations than men and have lower bargaining power and, consequently, are paid lesser than the male workforce. Thus, the women workers are more likely to be found in the self- employment and casual work as compared to men rather than regular salaried employment.
Find the odd man out (i) owner of a saloon (ii) a cobbler (iii) a cashier in Mother Dairy (iv) a tuition master (v) transport operator (vi) construction worker.
Why are regular salaried employees more in urban areas than in rural areas?
Compared to urban women, more rural women are found working. Why?
Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.
Define worker-population ratio.
The following table shows distribution of workforce in India for the year 1972-73. Analyse it and give reasons for the nature of workforce distribution. You will notice that the data is pertaining to the situation in India 30 years ago!
Place of Residence | Workforce (in millions) | ||
Male | Female | Total | |
Rural Urban |
125 32 |
69 7 |
195 39 |
Is it necessary to generate employment in the formal sector rather than in the informal sector? Why?
Who is a casual wage labourer?
An establishment with four hired workers is known as (formal/informal) sector establishment.
Do you think that in the last 50 years, employment generated in the country is commensurate with the growth of GDP in India? How?
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Define a plan?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
What is meant by environment?
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
Examine the role of education in the economic development of a nation.
When was India’s first official census operation undertaken?
Why did India opt for planning?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
Differentiate the six systems of Indian medicine.
How can creation of income earning assets address the problem of poverty?
How government organisations facilitate the functioning of schools and hospitals in India?
What is organic farming and how does it promote sustainable development?
Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.
Explain how import substitution can protect domestic industry.