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What is the relation between occupational structure and development?  

Answer:

The distribution of the population according to the different types of occupations is referred to as the occupational structure.   (a) Occupations are generally classified as primary, secondary and tertiary.   (b) Primary activities include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.   (c) Secondary activities include manufacturing industry, building and construction work, etc.   (d) Tertiary activities include transport, communications, etc.   (e) The proportion of people working in different activities varies in developed and developing countries.   (f) Developed nations have a high proportion of people in secondary and tertiary activities.   (g) In India about 64% of the population is engaged only in agriculture. The proportion of the population dependent on secondary and tertiary sectors is about 13 and 20% respectively.   (h) There has been an occupational shift in favour of secondary and tertiary sectors because of growing industrialization and urbanization in recent times.