Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Percentage showing distribution of All Workers by Status of Employment: Self-employed, Regular and Casual workers in Rural and Urban Areas in different years.
| Year | ||||
| 1993-94 | 1999-2000 | 2004-05 | 2009-10 | |
| Rural | ||||
| Self-employed | 58.0 | 55.8 | 60.2 | 54.2 |
| All wage workers | 42.0 | 44.2 | 39.9 | 45.9 |
| Regular | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Casual | 35.6 | 37.4 | 32.8 | 38.6 |
| Urban | ||||
| Self-employed | 42.3 | 42.2 | 45.4 | 41.1 |
| All wage workers | 57.7 | 57.8 | 54.5 | 58.9 |
| Regular | 39.4 | 40.0 | 39.5 | 41.4 |
| Casual | 18.3 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 17.5 |
The casual workers are also called as _____ sector.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Unorganised Sector
Option (3) Unorganised Sector — Correct. The unorganised or informal sector is made up of small units and casual work, with no registration, no regular salary and no security of employment. In India over 90% of all work is in this sector, and casual labourers are a large part of it.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Specificity of Indian Industrialisation … Economists and others often make a distinction between the organised or formal and unorganised or informal sector. There is a debate over how to define these sectors. According to one definition, the organised sector consists of all units employing ten or more people throughout the year. These have to be registered with the government to ensure that their employees get proper salaries or wages, pension and other benefits. In India, over 90% of the work, whether it is in agriculture, industry or services is in the unorganised or informal sector.…” |