What is the manufacturing sector? Why is it considered the backbone of development

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What is the manufacturing sector? Why is it considered the backbone of development? Interpret the reason.

Answer

Definition of Manufacturing Sector:

Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called manufacturing.

It is considered as backbone of development because:

  1. It not only helps in modernising agriculture but also forms the backbone of our economy.
  2. Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from our country.
  3. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce.
  4. Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of finished goods of higher value are prosperous.
Exam Year: 2015