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Lesson
1 DEVELOPMENT
The act or process of growing or progressing is known as development.
Everything around us is growing or changing constantly. The world has
developed in various sectors like technology, medicine, farming, communication
etc. Similarly, the society where we are living is changing and developing too.
We are no longer living in the primitive society. The journey of the society from
primitive age to the modern age is an example of development.
Development is the constant positive change occurring in the society. It is a
continuous process which helps to lead a society forward and become more
advanced. Depending on various factors, the development process can be fast
or slow but it never stops. Hardworking, honest and active human resources can
speed up the development of a society. The people of developed societies are
educated, skilled, healthy and satisfied. They are the human resources of that
nation. The development of a nation depends heavily on its human resources.
A society needs to utilize its means and resources effectively and efficiently
in order to facilitate the process of development. Supply of raw materials,
manpower and finance which can be utilized effectively and help in the
development process are called resources. These resources can be divided into
three categories:
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