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Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy though its share in the Gross Domestic Product has registered a declining trend from 1951 onwards; yet its share in providing employment and livelihood to the population continues to be as high as 63 per cent in 2001. (a) What can be done to increase the share of agriculture in the Gross Domestic Product? (b) What values does the paragraph exhibit? |
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Answer» To increase the share of agriculture in the Gross Domestic Product, investment in agriculture should be increased in the areas like irrigation, bio manures, agricultural tools like tractors, harvesters, HYV seeds, etc. The subsidy on manures, fertilizers and other inputs should be increased so that the farmers can use them. Easy and flexible loan facilities should be made available to the farmers. Agro based industries should be set up in the rural areas. Value exhibited in the paragraph are: (a) Sustainability (b) Accepting challenges (c) Awareness (d) Decision making (e) Development of positive attitude |
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