NCERT Important Questions Class 10 Social Science Chapter 1
Important NCERT Extra Questions
Chapter 1 Resources and Development
NCERT Book Extra Questions for Session 2022-2023
CBSE Board and UP Board Others state Board
What is Resource Planning? Why is there need for balanced India resource planning in at the national, state or regional level? Explain any three reasons.
A) (l) Resource planning is a technique or kill of proper utilisation of resources. It consists of three stages which are given below:
(a) Identification and inventory of resources across the regions of the country.
(b) Evolving a planning structure endowed with appropriate technology, skill and institutional set up for implementing resource development plans.
(c) Matching the resource development plans with overall national development plans.
(ii) Balanced resource planning is very important for a country like India do to the following reasons. It has enormous diversity in the availability of resources as given below:
(a): Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh – rich in minerals and coal deposits.
(b) Arunachal Pradesh – abundance of water resources.
(c) Rajasthan – lot of solar and wind energy.
(d) Ladakh – rich cultural heritage.
(B) There is great variation in the availability of resources. Some regions are rich in one resource but deficient in other, as mentioned below:
(l) Arunachal Pradesh – Lack of infrastructure.
(ii) Rajasthan – Lack of water resources.
(iii) Ladakh – Deficient in water, infrastructure and vital minerals.
(C) There is lack of technology in some regions. Thus there are regions that are rich in resources but these are included in economically backward regions. In view of the above factors balanced resource planning is necessary in India, so that resources may be utilised properly for the economic development of the country.