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Human Capital Formation In India

Question
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What role can government play in human capital formation in India?

Solution

Investment in education gives additional skills to do the some job or variety of other jobs. It converts human beings into human capital. The human capital represents the enhanced labour productivity which is an acquired ability and an outcome of deliberate investment decisions. The government can play an important role in this respect. If the government makes expenditure on health care vaccination, medical interventions during illness and spread of health literacy, sanitation and pure drinking water, it will keep labourers healthy and enable them to work for a longer period of time. Health and education expenditure directly increase the supply of healthy and educated trained labour force, which is a source of human capital formation.