The document discusses the concept of 'people as a resource,' emphasizing the importance of human resource development, education, and health in economic growth and productivity. It highlights different economic activities across primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors, as well as the challenges faced by women in the workforce, particularly regarding low wages and job security. Additionally, the document outlines types of unemployment and the consequences of unemployment on society.

1. PEOPLE AS A RESOURCE
referring a country’s working
people in terms of their
existing productive skills and
abilities.
Overview
Economic activities by men and women
Quality of Population
Unemployment
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2. HUMAN RESOURCE
Helps in the creation of
Gross National Income
Population also known
as Human Resource
Investment leads good
results
Add to productive
power to the country
The size of
population of a
country along with
its efficiency,
educational
qualities,
productivity,
organizational
abilities and far
sightedness
GNP: value of all the goods and
services that produced in a
country.
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3. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
(market activities)
Give income to people
NON ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
(non market activities)
Do not give income to people
CONTRIBUTES TO THE FLOW OF GOODS AND
SERVICES IN THE ECONOMY
Provide profits or pay to individual and to
government
DO NOT CONTRIBUTES TO THE FLOW OF
GOODS AND SERVICES IN THE ECONOMY
Self- consumption
INCLUDED IN NATIONAL INCOME NOT INCLUDED IN NATIONAL INCOME
AN INDICATION OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS NOT AN INDICATION OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS
EXAMPLE: TEACHER TEACHING IN A CLASS
CHEF WORKING IN A RESTAURANT ETC
EXAMPLES: MOTHER COOKING FOR THEIR
FAMILY
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4. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
•Occupations which are closely
related to the nature or
environment
•Agriculture, Dairy, forestry etc
PRIMARY SECTOR
ACTIVITIES
• All Service occupation
• Banking, Insurance,
Transportation etc
• Provide services to primary and
secondary sector
TERTIARY SECTOR
ACTIVITIES • Occupations which Manufacture
goods by using raw materials of
primary sector activities
• Use of cotton-producing cotton
cloth
• Processes the raw material or
provide finished products
SECONDARY
SECTOR ACTIVITIES
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Activities in tertiary sector results in the
production of goods and services
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5. ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES
KEEPER
GOODS
CUSTOMER
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6. CHECK POINT 01 (E2)
1. What do you understand by 'people as a resource'?
2. How is human resource different from other
resources like land and physical capital?
3. What are the various activities undertaken in the
primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sector?
4. What is the difference between economic activities
and non-economic activities?

7. QUALITY OF POPULATION
• Decides the growth rate of the country.
• Literate and healthy population are an asset.
Health of a
person
indicated by life
expectancy
Literacy
rate
Acquired
skill
formation
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8. IRONY OF BEING A WOMAN IN A PATRIARCHIAL
SOCIETY
A majority of women have meagre education and low skill formation.
Women are paid low compared to men.
Most women work where job security is not there.
Various activities relating to legal protection is meagre.
Employment in this sector is characterised by irregular and low income.
In this sector there is an absence of basic facilities like maternity leave, childcare and other
social security systems.
However, women with high education and skill formation are paid at par with the men.
Among the organized sector, teaching and medicine attract them the most.
Some women have entered administrative and other services including job, that need high
levels of scientific and technological competence.

9. EDUCATION
THIRD EYE OF MAN
Makes
better
citizens
Ensures
productive
future
Opens new
vistas
Spread
awareness
Helps in
rational
decision
making
Education and democracy.
EDUCATION
A means of cultural transmission of from one
generation to another in a given society

10. Steps taken by government
for the spread of education
Establishment of
Navodaya Vidyalaya
Setting up of
vocational stream
school and colleges
Introduction of Mid
Meal Scheme
Setting up of higher
learning colleges and
universities in
specialised areas
Sarva Shiksha Abhyan
(National Programme
for girls education
Right to education-A
Fundamental Right
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11. HEALTH
A state of complete
physical, mental and
social well being.
Realise his potential,
wellbeing and the ability to
fight illness.
The health status is the
priority of any country.
National Policy aims at
improving accessibility of
health care, family welfare
and nutritional services of the
under privileged section.
An unhealthy person
becomes a liability for
the Family, organization
and the country.
No efficient use
of land and
capital.
less or no
earning as
they are weak
Technology is
less developed
and make the
country less
developed or
poor
less Productivity
neither smart nor
hard work
Not
successful in
life
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12. Healthy population can be measured by…..
Infant Mortality Rate-
Death of the child under
one year of age.
Birth Rate- the Number
of babies born for
every1000 people during
a particular period of
time.
Death Rate- the
number of people per
1000 who die during
the particular period of
time.
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13. UNEMPLOYMENT
When people are willing to work at the going wages cannot
find the job.
RURAL
• Seasonal
unemployment
• Disguised
Unemployment
URBAN • Educated
Unemployment
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14. TYPES
OF UNEMPLOYMENT
• When people are
educated and
skilled but do not
get the job or work
opportunity
• When people are
not able to get the
work or find the
job during some
month of the year
• More people are
employed then
required.
• Ex-Agricultural
Field
• Construction field
DISGUISED
UNEMPLOYEMENT
SEASONAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
EDUCATED
UNEMPLOYMENT
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15. CONSEQUENCES
OF
UNEMPLOYMENT
Wastage of
Manpower
resources
Economic
Overload
Dependence
of
unemployed
on working
population
Social unrest
and tension
Increase in
poverty
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16. CHECK POINT 02 (E2)
1. What is the role of education in human
capital formation?
2. What is the role of health in human capital
formation?
3. What part does health play in the individual’s
working life?
4. Why are women employed in low paid work?
5. How will you explain the term
unemployment?

17. ASSIGNMENT 01 (E2)
1. Can you suggest some measures in the education
system to mitigate the problem of the educated
unemployed?
2. Which capital would you consider the best — land,
labour, physical capital and human capital? Why?
3. What is the difference between disguised
unemployment and seasonal unemployment?
4. Why is educated unemployed, a peculiar problem of
India?
5. In which field do you think India can build the
maximum employment opportunity?