Which of the following State/UT has the highest proportion of working population termed as 'other workers'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Delhi
‘Other workers’ are those in non-household industries, trade, commerce, construction and repair and other services. Highly urbanised areas such as Delhi have very little farming land, so most of their workers are in such non-farm work.
NCERT (2026-27): “About 54.6 per cent of total working population are cultivators and agricultural labourers, whereas only 3.8% of workers are engaged in household industries and 41.6 % are other workers including nonhousehold industries, trade, commerce, construction and repair and other services.” “The highly urbanised areas like Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry have a very large proportion of workers being engaged in other services. This indicates not only availability of limited farming land, but also large scale urbanisation and industrialisation requiring more workers in non-farm sectors.” |