SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF INDIA AND CHALLENGES. — Social Science STD 10 — Question

The activity of spreading terror, fear, violence based on any political, religious or any other specific ideology is called ‘Terrorist Activity’.

• It’s economic impact on the nation are:
• The regional economy of a country is affected, business comes to a standstill and progress is hampered.
• Evil practices like drug trafficking, money laundering, robbery, drug addiction increase.
• Terrorist organisations extort money from businessmen and they are not ready to start or continue business in terrorist prone areas.
• The government has to spend crores of rupees for security and defence, so projects of public utility are stalled.
• Bombing destroys public property and lots of money goes in for repairs.
• Essential commodities become expensive and people have to suffer due to price rise and' depression in the economy.