GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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70%
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75%
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65%
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80%
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian economy was an agro-based economy on the eve of independence. 75% of the Indian population was earning a livelihood from agriculture. Despite being a primary source of income for a major population, this sector faced a decline under the British rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Green Revolution: At independence, about 75 per cent of the country’s population was dependent on agriculture. Productivity in the agricultural sector was very low because of the use of old technology and the absence of required infrastructure for the vast majority of farmers.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the time of independence nearly 76% of the population was dependent on agriculture sector, by 2009-10 this shifted to approximately 50%.