Look at the following examples. Which of these are unorganized sector activities?

(i) A teacher taking classes in a school.

(ii) A head load 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.

Name two vulnerable groups in urban goods?

Workers in unorganised sectors are often exploited and not paid a fair wage. Their jobs are not secure. How is the organised sector better than unorganised sector? What are hindered in the unorganised sector?

Why is cheap and affordable credit important for the country’s development? Explain

any three reasons.

Distinguish the service conditions of the organized sector with that of the unorganized sector.

Choose the correct answer:

Underemployment occurs when people:

The table below shows the estimated number of workers in India in the organized and unorganized sectors. Read the table carefully. Fill in the missing data and answer the questions that follow.

● What is the percentage of people in the unorganized sector in agriculture?

● Do you agree that agriculture is an unorganized sector activity? Why?

● If we look at the country as a whole, we find that…..of the workers in India are in the unorganized sector. Organized sector employment is available to only about…..of the workers in India.