NextQ152

"As physical capital is essential for economic development so is human capital." Explain.**Answer:** - i. When existing human resource is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy, human capital formation adds to the productive power of the country. - ii. Investment in human capital formation yields higher returns by yielding larger output. - iii. It improves the social outlook of workers and helps increase labour mobility. - iv. It raises the standard of living by increasing incomes. - v. Society gains indirectly because advantages spread to those not directly educated or given health care.

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Question 151

What are the main problems of human capital formation in India?

**Answer:** - **Rising Population:** Rapidly rising population adversely affects quality of human capital formation, reducing per capita availability of facilities. - **Long Term Process:** Skill formation takes time; the process is slow. - **High Regional and Gender Inequality:** Lowers human development levels. - **Brain Drain:** Migration of highly skilled labour adversely affects economic development. - **Insufficient on-the-job-training in agriculture:** Workers are not trained to absorb new technologies.

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