This article throws light upon the four main features of occupational structure in India. 1. The sectorial distribution of work force as given in the census data from 1901 shows that the majority of India’s labour force is still engaged in the primary sector. It was constant at about 72 per cent from 1901 to […]
Features of Occupational Structure in India
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Work Force Participation Rate (WFPR) in India
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After reading this article you will learn about Work Force Participation Rate (WFPR) in India from 1901 to 2001. 1. WFPR in the pre-independence period from 1901-31 was higher than in the post-independence period from 1951-91, except for the Census year 1961. The reason being the use of different definition of the ‘work force’ in […]
Working Population in India
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Working Population in India! Table 1 shows that out of a total population of 837 million in 1991, the working population in India was 37.64 per cent. Out of the total working population of 314.9 million, 90.6 per cent (285.4 million) were main workers and 9.4 per cent (29.5 million) were marginal workers. Of the […]