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A study in Ahmedabad found that out of 15,00,000 workers in the city, 11,00,000worked in the unorganized sector. The total income of the city in this year (1997-1998) was Rs. 60,000 million. Out of this Rs. 32,000 million was generated in the organised sector. Present this data as a table. What kind of ways should be thought of for generating more employment in the city?

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Table showing study of Employment and Income in Ahmedabad

	Organised sector	Unorganised sector	Total
Workers employed	4,00,000	11,00,000	15,00,000
Income generated	32,000 miillion	28,000 million	60,000 million

Ways of generating more employment are:

(i) To promote and locate industries and services in semi-rural areas where a large number of people may be employed.

(ii) To set up industries that process vegetables and agricultural produce like potato, rice wheat, fruits, etc. which can be sold in outside market.