Question

Discuss any four important causes of low efficiency of Indian labour.

Answer 1

a) Unfavourable climate: Our country falls in the north temperate type of climate, where the climate is hot. The workers feel fatigue and tired and they cannot work for longer period.

b) Lack of education: There is dearth of educated and trained labourers in India. Untrained and uneducated labourers do not understand the intricacies of his job in a better way.

c) Low Wages: A worker who receives wages is low not even to meet the necessaries of life. Sufficiently low wage ensures inadequate standard of living with less efficiency. Therefore, it is essential that workers must be paid fair wage so that they may increase their standard of living.

d) Place of work: Surroundings of the place of work where our workers do work are not healthy. Factories are not well-ventilated. Insufficient space is provided for movement between machines and provision for fresh water, refreshment and rest between work is not found.