Economics
How would you distinguish between organised and unorganised sectors? Explain in your own words.
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Organised and unorganised sectors have following major differences:
- The organized sector includes businesses, industries, and enterprises that are registered with the government while the unorganized sector comprises small-scale enterprises or units that are not registered with the government.
- Employees in organised sector have fixed employment terms and regular work while employment terms are irregular and not fixed in case of unorganised sector.
- Their is job security, perks and other benefits in organised sector while such facilities are not available in unorganised sector.
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(i) A teacher taking classes in a school
(ii) A headload worker carrying a bag of cement on his back in a market
(iii) A farmer irrigating her field
(iv) A doctor in a hospital treating a patient
(v) A daily wage labourer working under a contractor
(vi) A factory worker going to work in a big factory
(vii) A handloom weaver working in her house
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- Do you agree that agriculture is an unorganised sector activity? Why?
- If we look at the country as a whole, we find that …………… % of the workers in India are in the unorganised sector. Organised sector employment is available to only about ……………% of the workers in India.
Fill in the blanks using the correct option given in the bracket:
(i) Employment in the service sector …………… increased to the same extent as production. (has / has not)
(ii) Workers in the …………… sector do not produce goods. (tertiary / agricultural)
(iii) Most of the workers in the …………… sector enjoy job security. (organised / unorganised)
(iv) A …………… proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large / small)
(v) Cotton is a …………… product and cloth is a …………… product. (natural /manufactured)
(vi) The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are…………… (independent / interdependent)