Human Resources is a chapter in the Social Science NCERT book for Class 8. It describes the components of human resources, their importance, and other important concepts related to this important resource. The chapter discusses the following topics:
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Definition of Human Resources: Human resources refer to the size of the population of a country along with its efficiency, educational qualities, productivity, organizational abilities, and farsightedness. It is the ultimate resource, but not equally distributed over the world.
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Components of Human Resources: Human resources differ in their educational levels, age, and sex. Their numbers and characteristics also keep changing.
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Importance of Human Resources: People are a nations greatest resource. It is people with their demands and abilities that turn natures bounty into resources. Hence, healthy, educated, and motivated people develop resources as per their requirements.
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Distribution of Population: Human resources like other resources are not equally distributed over the world. The chapter discusses the distribution of population in different countries.
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Ministry of Human Resource Development: The Government of India has a Ministry of Human Resource Development, which was created in 1985 with an aim to improve peoples skills. This just proves how important people are as a resource for the country.
The chapter also discusses how human resources are significant because had they not utilized their brains, the other resources of nature would not have found any utility. In other words, human resource is the ultimate resource. The chapter is important for students to understand the importance of human resources and how they contribute to the development of a nation.
