Indian Economy — Economics STD 11 Commerce — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 CommerceEconomicsIndian Economy2 Marks
Question
'India is predominantly an agricultural nation', Explain the statement.
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Answer
Since ancient time agriculture in India was quite prosperous. India used to and till date grow variety of crops.
Indian villages produce several items of basic necessities like grains, vegetables, fruits, clothes, shoes, etc.
Villagers also involve in cattle rearing and dairy farming.
Although the share of agricultural sector in employment has gradually declined but still it is relatively higher.
As per Human Development Report, during independence about $72\%$ of the population was dependent on agriculture. This declined to $58\%$ in $2001-02.$
As per the latest data of $2013-14$, even today about $49\%$ of our population is dependent on agriculture.
Hence, we can say that India is predominantly an agricultural nation.
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