Bring out the need for on-the-job-training for a person.
Training refers to the act of acquiring skills, knowledge and competency required to perform a particular job efficiently and effectively. On-the-job training is the most effective kind of training to a trainee, imparting him the technical skills and know-how at the actual work site. In this type of training, a trainee is assisted (or hands on) and trained by a trainer (usually by an experienced employee), when the trainee is actually doing the job. This helps the trainee not only to acquire the theoretical and practical skills simultaneously but also enables him to learn from the experiences of his trainer, thereby, can increase his efficiency and productivity. This is the most common type of training programs because the returns in terms of increased productivity far exceed the cost of the training. Thus, the expenditures on such training improve the quality of human capital by enhancing its productivity, efficiency and income earning capacity.
The need for on the job training has been highlighted in the following points:
i. On-the-job training is the most common method to train freshers or new employees.
ii. This type of training helps the trainee to acquire the theoretical and practical skills simultaneously.
iii. It enables the person to absorb values, norms and standards of an organisation within the organisation because the employee sees them in everyday action.
iv. As it is done under the supervision of a skilled or experienced worker, the trainee can learn from the experiences of the supervisor.
v. It is a cost efficient method as the benefits accruing in terms of higher productivity outweigh the expenditure incurred on such training.
Discuss the need for promoting women’s education in India.
Trace the relationship between human capital and economic growth.
Discuss the following as a source of human capital formation
(i) Health infrastructure
(ii) Expenditure on migration.
‘There is a downward trend in inequality world-wide with a rise in the average education levels’. Comment.
Education is considered to be an important input for the development of a nation. How?
How is human development a broader term as compared to human capital?
What are the main problems of human capital formation in India?
What factors contribute to human capital formation?
Argue in favour of the need for different forms of government intervention in education and health sectors.
What are the indicators of educational achievement in a country?
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Define a plan?
Who is a worker?
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?
Raj is going to school. When he is not in school, you will find him working in his farm. Can you consider him as a worker? Why?
Does modernisation as a planning objective create contradiction in the light of employment generation? Explain.
How do the following factors contribute to the environmental crisis in India? What problem do they pose for the government?
(i) Rising population
(ii) Air pollution
(iii) Water contamination
(iv) Affluent consumption standards
(v) Illiteracy
(vi) Industrialisation
(vii) Urbanisation
(viii) Reduction of forest coverage
(ix) Poaching
(x) Global warming
Give a quantitative appraisal of India’s demographic profile during the colonial period.
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
Critically evaluate the role of the rural banking system in the process of rural development in India.
Do you think outsourcing is good for India? Why are developed countries opposing it?
Evaluate the various factors that led to the rapid growth in economic development in China.
Do you think various measures taken by the government to improve agricultural marketing are sufficient? Discuss.
What are the various non-commercial sources of energy?