(A)OR(B)

Describe the efforts done by the Indian government to increase employment in rural areas.

(i) The central government in India made a law implementing the Right to Work.

(ii) It is called Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act $\displaystyle 2005$ (MGNREGA $\displaystyle 2005$). Now it is known as Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika to Mission (Gramin) or VB-GRAM G ACT,2025.

(iii) Under MGNREGA $\displaystyle 2005$, all those who are able to, and are in need of, work in rural areas are guaranteed $\displaystyle 100$ days of employment in a year by the government.

(iv) It is the duty of the government to provide employment, otherwise it will give unemployment allowances to the people.

(v) The types of work that would in future help to increase the production from land will be given preference under the Act.

(vi) Under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rural Employment and Livelihood Mission Act, $\displaystyle 2025$ (VB G RAM G Act, $\displaystyle 2025$), a guarantee of $\displaystyle 125$ days of employment is provided.

(vii) Agricultural development has been done to generate employment.

(B) Describe the rising importance of Tertiary Sector in India.

(i) Over the forty-years of period, production grew in all three sectors, but the tertiary sector experienced the highest growth.

(ii) The tertiary sector has emerged as the largest sector in India replacing the primary sector.

(iii) In any country several services such as hospitals, educational institutions, post and telegraph services, police stations, courts, village administrative offices, municipal corporations, defence, transport, banks, insurance companies, etc. are required. These can be considered as basic services.

(iv) In a developing country the government has to take responsibility for the provision of these services.

(v) As income levels rise, certain sections of people start demanding many more services like eating out, tourism, shopping, private hospitals, private schools, professional training etc.

(vi) Certain new services such as those based on information and communication technology have become important and essential. The production of these services has been rising rapidly.