Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Humanities & CommerceEconomicsInfrastructure3 Marks
Question
What is the significance of energy?
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Answer
The most important factor which can act as a constraint on economic growth of a country is the availability of energy:
There is a direct correlation between the degree of economic growth, size of per capita income and per capita consumption of energy.
Energy is an essential input for all productive and economic activities like agricultural, industrial and service sectors providing services of banking, telecommunication, communication, etc. Energy is used for non-commercial purposes also for lighting, heating and cooking, etc. More than 60 per cent of Indian households depend upon different sources of energy for their regular needs.
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