Consider the following statements about human capital in India:
(A) The spread of education and health services across different sectors of society should be ensured to attain economic growth and equity together.
(B) India has a rich stock of scientific and technical manpower in the world.
(C) The need of the hour is to better India’s scientific and technical manpower quantitatively.
(D) The union and state governments have been earmarking substantial financial outlays for education and health.
(E) Conditions should be provided so that India’s scientific and technical manpower is utilised abroad.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) The spread of education and health services across different sectors of society should be ensured to attain economic growth and equity together. — Correct. When every section of society gets education and health care, growth and equity come together.
(B) India has a rich stock of scientific and technical manpower in the world. — Correct. The problem is not the number of such people but their quality and their use in India.
(C) The need of the hour is to better India’s scientific and technical manpower quantitatively. — Incorrect. The need is to better it qualitatively. India already has a rich stock in number.
(D) The union and state governments have been earmarking substantial financial outlays for education and health. — Correct. Both levels of government set aside large outlays for these sectors.
(E) Conditions should be provided so that India’s scientific and technical manpower is utilised abroad. — Incorrect. Conditions should be such that the manpower is utilised in India.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.8 Conclusion The economic and social benefits of human capital formation and human development are well known. The union and state governments in India have been earmarking substantial financial outlays for development of education and health sectors. The spread of education and health services across different sectors of society should be ensured so as to simultaneously attain economic growth and equity. India has a rich stock of scientific and technical manpower in the world. The need of the hour is to better it qualitatively and provide such conditions so that they are utilised in India.” |