Social Infrastructure of the Indian Economy
ICSE · Class 9 · Economic Applications
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What to Focus On
- Social infrastructure improves human resources.
- It includes education, health, housing, sanitation, water supply, law and order, justice, and public administration.
- It supports human capital formation, skill formation, and better quality of life.
- Education is important for development, productivity, and social justice.
- Education is a concurrent subject, so both Centre and states share responsibility.
- Quantitative indicators show expansion; qualitative indicators show quality.
- Literacy rate is measured for population aged 7 and above.
- India's overall literacy rose from 18.3% in 1951 to 77.7% in 2020-21.
- Kerala had the highest literacy rate of 96% in 2021.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Education and social infrastructure are the same thing.
Literacy rate means the percentage of children enrolled in school.
Gross enrolment ratio and literacy rate are the same indicator.
Memory Tips
Meaning of social infrastructure
Three main parts of social infrastructure
Education as a concurrent subject
Literacy rate formula
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