ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.3 Marks
Question
Write a note on the sectors of the Indian Economy$?$
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Answer
All occupations are economic activities and they are classified into three sectors of the economy in any country.
In India we have the following divisions of economic activities:
$1.$ Primary Sector:
The Primary sector includes all activities related with nature like agriculture, cattle rearing, fishing, poultry farming, collection of forest products and mining.
Primary sector dominates in a developing country and contributes the most in employment generation and National Income.
$2.$ Secondary Sector:
It includes manufacturing activities like small and large scale industries, factories, construction, electricity, gas and water supply. This sector produces small things like pins to gigantic machines.
$3.$ Service Sector:
It includes activities like $(WIBCATHE)$ waterways, warehousing, insurance, banking, communication, airways, transport, trade, tourism, health, education and entertainment.
Primary sector dominates in a developing country and contributes the most in employment generation and National Income.
With economic development the importance of the primary sector decreases and the importance of secondary and service sector increases.
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