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Social Science · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q29
What efforts are being made by the government to increase employment in the urban areas ? Explain.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) People can be employed in projects like construction and infrastructure.
(ii) Government invests and employs people in providing transportation and storage services.
(iii) Government is developing education sector which employs a large number of people. As per the study by NITI Aayog nearly $\displaystyle 20$ lakh jobs can be created in the education sector alone.
(iv) Development of banking and trade services increases employment opportunities.
(v) Promotion of sectors like tourism, regional craft and IT provides job opportunities.
(vi) By improving the health situation, more doctors, nurses and health workers are employed.
CBSE Class 10 Social Science past-paper question from the 2024board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.