In India, over the last decade or so, labour has been departing agriculture, but is only going to construction and unregistered manufacturing which are not markedly better jobs. Services, where labour tends to be most productive, are not generating the additional jobs the country needs. India will need 24 million or so jobs over the next decade. The new sector, e-commerce, can at best close only half the jobs gap. Only those sectors that drive domestic demand such as health and education can comfortably fill the other half.

Which one of the following is best Implied in the passage?

ption (a) is incorrect as the passage does not discuss reducing labor movement out of rural areas.

Option (b) is incorrect as it does not capture the central idea conveyed in the passage.

Option (c) is the opposite of what is stated in the passage. The passage emphasizes that only sectors like health and education, which drive domestic demand, can fulfill the country’s job requirements.

Option (d) may seem slightly indirect, but it aligns with the passage’s content. The health and education sectors are part of the social sector, and substantial investments in these areas can indeed create numerous job opportunities.