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Human Resources and I

We can progress as an individual and as a country if the
people of our country are healthy, educated, skilled and
employed. We cannot be happy if people near us are
unhealthy, uneducated, unskilled and unemployed. To make
India a developed country, it is necessary that attention is
paid to all these aspects.

India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of land and is the world’s
second largest country in terms of population. India’s population in 2011 was 121
crore. Now, it is estimated to be over 134 crore. There are many merits and demerits of
having such a large human resource. More people can do more work, but at the same
time, an increasing population needs more of land, houses, schools, clothes, food,
hospitals, roads and all other things. It is not possible to achieve development to the
fullest with population increasing at such a rapid rate.

India can take advantage of such a large population only if human resource
development takes place. For this, all people should be educated, trained, skilled and
healthy. India has made much progress in all fields. But its level is not yet high because
of our large uneducated and unskilled population. Therefore, there is a need for
human resource development.

Human Resource Development

To achieve human resource development, the government has initiated a number of
steps. These are mainly in the following directions :

Health : A healthy person can work better. Health is a basic need, so the government
has set up medical colleges, hospitals and primary health centres at different places.
Recently, the government has started the Aayushman Bharat Yojana to provide quality
treatment to a large number of people.

Hygiene : Cleanliness and hygiene ensure that people fall less ill. To spread awareness

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