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How would you distinguish between organized and unorganized sectors? Explain in your own words.

Difference between organized sector and unorganized sector is as follows:





























Distinction



Organized Sector



Unorganized Sector



What it means



Regular working hours and weekly off.



It has generally small units and businesses and shops etc.



Rules and Regulations


Followed



All the rules are followed set up by the government.



No any rules are followed although these are set up by government for them as well as for organized sector.



Nature of Work and


Employment



Work is normal and assured for long time and employees can’t be expelled without any genuine reason.



No any reason is necessary for expelling the employee from the work. They can be expelled at any point of time without any notice.



Examples



A worker in a large factory and a clerk in an office.



Daily wage labourer or worker in a shop and a handloom weaver.



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1

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.

 2

Talk to someone who has a regular job in the organized sector and another who works in the unorganized sector. Compare and contrast their working conditions in all aspects.

 4

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.







































Sector



Organised



Unorganized



Total



Primary



1




232



Secondary



41



74



115



Tertiary



40



88



172



Total



82





Total in Percentage





100%



● 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.

 1

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. (Organized/unorganized)


(iv) A ______ proportion of laborers in India are working in the unorganized 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)