What is Human Resources?

Human resources plays an important part in structuring or making a company or an organization. They are the workforce of an organization.

Types of Human Resources

Do you know, how many types of Human resources are there? The human resources of a country can be broadly divided into two categories

Skilled Human Resources: These are the people who are capable of working independently and efficiently. They are educated, trained, and have sufficient work experience. The economic, social, and cultural developments of any country are mostly dependent upon its skilled people. These include doctors, engineers, policemen, soldiers, etc.

Unskilled Human Resources: These are the people who do not possess any special training or skill. They are not properly educated. These include farmers, laborers, peons, watchmen, cleaners, etc.

Role of Health and Education in Human Resource Development

What do you understand by Human Resource Development?

Human Resource Development refers to the process of transforming human beings into highly productive human beings with effective inputs of health, education, and skill. This is also known as human capital formation.

Health is an important component, which helps in the growth and development of human resources. A healthy person or a healthy society is an asset for a nation. It can be a major tool to achieve a higher level of productivity.

Education is a very important and essential component of human development because the educated person can contribute to the growth and development of family, society, and nation. In India, the Ministry of Human Resource Development is responsible for providing quality from primary to higher secondary education, university education, skill development, and adult education.

The Government of India has also started several schemes for providing education to children like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA), and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The Midday meal scheme is introduced to encourage higher attendance and to provide healthy and nutritious food.

The statistical indicator of estimating human development in each nation is the Human Development Index (HDI).

It is a combination of:
● Life Expectancy Index
● Education Index
● Income Index

Skilled Human Resource

Skilled human resources play a significant role in the socio-economic development in India.

Impact of Skilled Human Resource

Skilled Human Resource is the key to a country's prosperity. It adds to the productive capacity and generation of income. With greater knowledge and skill, people can get gainful employment. They provide quality education, nutritious food, and healthy living to their children.

Educated and skilled people utilize the services of more people and then turn them into human resources. These include doctors, engineers, policemen, soldiers, etc.

For example,  A civil engineer is a highly skilled person who helps to develop the country's infrastructure.

So, what are the skills required in a skilled human resource?

Skilled human resources should have these skills:
● Leadership
● Communication skills
● Decision making
● Negotiation
● Counseling
● Conceptual skills

Let us learn about the impact of skilled human resources.

The impact of skilled human resources is as follows:
● They have the capability and capacity to use natural resources in the best possible way.
● They contribute to technological progress and bring out innovations in various fields.
● Skilled people can establish industries and are able to provide employment to other people.
● They can help the country to produce all those things within the country that India imports from other countries.
● They have the ability to improve the per capita income of the people.

Human Resources MCQs:

1. The skilled people can establish that can create employment opportunities for other people.
a) Society
b) Panchayat
c) Houses
d) Industries

2. Educated and skilled people utilize the services of more people and then turn them into.. resources.
a) Man-made
b) Renewable
c) Natural
d) Human

3. Which of the following is not an impact of skilled human resources?
a) They contribute to technological progress
b) They have the ability to improve the per capita income
c) They bring out innovations in various fields
d) They contribute to improving the sex ratio

4. Which one of the following is not a skilled human resource?
a) Engineers
b) Policemen
c) Soldiers
d) Domestic servants

5. A ....... is a highly skilled person who helps to develop the country's infrastructure.
a) Doctor
b) Policeman
c) Politician
d) Civil Engineer

MCQs - 2

1. In India, which department is responsible for providing quality education?
a) Ministry of Earth Science
b) Ministry of Finance
c) Ministry of External Affairs
d) Ministry of Human Resource Development

2. What is the full form of HDI?
a) Human Development Income
b) House Development Index
c) Human Division Index
d) Human Development Index

3. What is the full form of SSA?
a) Sarva Shiksha Abhimaan
b) Samajik Shiksha Abhiyaan
c) SarvaShiksitAbhiyaan
d) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan

4. Which scheme is introduced by the Government to encourage higher attendance in schools and to provide healthy and nutritious food?
a) Full-day meal scheme
b) Breakfast meal scheme
c) Lunch meal scheme
d) Mid-day meal scheme

5. Human Resource Development is also known as ___________
a) Human Capital Fund
b) Human Care Formation
c) Human Capital Development
d) Human Capital Formation

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