ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Question
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Approximately, what percentage of total workforce of India is engaged in agricultural and allied sector activities?
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45
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55
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65
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75
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Around 60% of the population works in agriculture. Q. In India, percentage of population employed in Agriculture has from period of independence to the current date.
Detailed explanation-2: -54.6% of the total workforce is engaged in agricultural and allied sector activites (Census 2011) and accounts for 17.8% of the country’s Gross Value Added (GVA) for the year 2019-20 (at current prices).
Detailed explanation-3: -However, the share of workforce engaged in the agriculture sector (comprising of cultivators and agricultural labourers) has come down from 58.2 per cent in 2001 to 54.6 per cent in 2011.
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