NextQ154

Give an account of human capital of India.**Life Expectancy:** 65.6 years for females, 64 years for males (2007).**Infant Mortality Rate:** 44 per thousand (urban), 70 per thousand (rural).**Density:** 324 persons per sq. km.**Sex Ratio:** 940 per thousand (2011).**Rural-Urban Divide:** 68% population in rural areas.**Literacy:** 74.04% in 2011 (82.14% male, 65.46% female).

Study Simplify SpecialHuman Capital — Meaning & Sources
Question 153

Explain the main sources of human capital formation.

**Answer:** - i. **Investment in education:** People invest with the objective of increasing future income. - ii. **Investment in health:** Healthy people contribute more productively. - iii. **On-the-job training:** Workers may be trained under a skilled expert or sent for off-campus training. - iv. **Migration:** Expenditure on migration is a source of human capital formation as people migrate for better job opportunities.

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