Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsPOVERTY3 Marks
Question
High rate of unemployment – A concerning factor for poverty. Explain.
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Answer
High rate of unemployment:
Majority of rural India is dependent on agriculture and agriculture is dependent on monsoon. Hence, most people can grow only one crop in a year. This results in seasonal unemployment. .
To make things worse, population in India is quite high and they live jointly. During times of seasonal unemployment it becomes very difficult to bear the expense of the entire family. Majority all the members work in agriculture even when some of them are excess for the work. This results in disguised unemployment.
Moreover, lack of alternate business opportunities in rural regions increase the unemployment and poverty further.
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