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Class 9th S.St Economics Chapter 2 Notes

Human Resources:



  • Any person is called a human resource as he has the potential to do work and earn.
  • Countries become rich and developed by investing in the human resource development by education and health care.
  • Various activities have been divided into three: Primary sector -Agriculture etc. Secondary Sector - Manufacturing Tertiary sector - Trade, Banking, Transport etc.
  • The quality of population depends on the literacy rate, health of a person and skill foundation.
  • The spend on education by the govt. has increased from Rs.151 crore in the first plan to Rs.3766.9 crore in the eleventh plan.
  • The exposure of GDP in education has risen from 0.64% in 1951-51 to 3.11% in 2011-12.
  • The literacy rates have increased from 18% in 1951 to 74% in 2010-11.
  • Kerala has the highest literacy rate.
  • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan aims at providing free education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years.
  • Infant Mortality rates have come down from 147 in 1951 to 47 in 2010.
  • Life expectancy has risen to over 65 years.
  • The following are the types of unemployment: Seasonal, Disguised and Educated unemployment.

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