Structural Changes inthe Economy of Himachal Pradesh:- Since 1970-71 to 2011.

Abstract

In general any economy can be divided into primary, secondary and tertiary sector. The primary production included agricultural and pastoral production and in some versions, mining. Secondary production comprised manufacturing generally mining and as a rule construction. Tertiary industry consisted of transport and communication trade, government, personal and domestic service etc. The main aim of the paper is to study the gross domestic product (GDP) in India and to examine the sector wise structural changes in Himachal Pradesh. The study based on secondary data. The share of tertiary sector has also increased continuously from 24.76 per cent in 1970-71 to 40.4 per cent in 2010-11. Thus the percentage share of primary sector indicates a continuous decreasing tendency, whereas, contrary to it, the percentage share of secondary as well as tertiary sectors witnessed a continuous increasing tendency over a period of time with minor fluctuations in between. Thus the above changes in the percentage contribution to gross state domestic product from primary to secondary and tertiary sectors clearly indicate the structural changes in the pattern of production which is a healthy sign of development in the state of Himachal Pradesh.