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Why the agriculture is most labour absorbing sector |
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Answer» Agriculture is the most labour absorbing sector in India because of the following reasons:\xa0\tAgriculture sector is the primary sector of Indian economy. More than half of the working population is employed in agricultural sector.\xa0\tThe secondary and tertiary sectors\xa0still failed to provide more employment opportunities as to a majority of the Indian people, so the people are forced to engage themselves in agriculture.\xa0\tIt provides labour to many people in the workforce like farmers, transporters, industrialists etc.\xa0\xa0 The agriculture is most labour absorbing in primary sector because it provides a row material 1) Not enough job oppurtunities were made available in the secondary and tertiary sectors. 2) DISGUISED/UNDER employment = It is a situation in which marginal productivity is zero or negative. It is a type of unemployment wherein more people are employed than required. Even if we remove a few people out, the production process would not be affected. |
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