Services may involve the transport, distribution and sale of goods from producer to consumers as may happen in wholesaling and retailing, or may involve the provision of a service, such as in pest control or entertainment.
Service sector
The tertiary sectors may include insurance, bankin and transport. The higher the productivity in primary and secondary sector and lower the employment in these sectors, the better it is. People need more and more services for leading qualitatively better lifestyle.They need more means of transport, more communication and educational facilities, more training, more medical facilities, entertainment, technical facilities, banking facilities and so on.
Tertiary sector depends on scientific research and innovative developments to increase productivity and it provides engineering and construction consultancy support services for all projects in all sectors. Developed countries employ more than 80% the services sector.
India is the fifteenth largest country in the world in terms of services' output. The services sector accounts for 54 per cent of India’s Gross Value Added (GVA). Its growth rate moderated to 7.5 per cent in 2018-19 from 8.1 per cent in 2017-18.
Tertiary sector depends on scientific research and innovative developments to increase productivity and it provides engineering and construction consultancy support services for all projects in all sectors. Developed countries employ more than 80% the services sector.
India is the fifteenth largest country in the world in terms of services' output. The services sector accounts for 54 per cent of India’s Gross Value Added (GVA). Its growth rate moderated to 7.5 per cent in 2018-19 from 8.1 per cent in 2017-18.
Business services like information technology, information technology enabled services, business process outsourcing contribute to one third of the total output of services.
The growth in the IT sector is due to the availability of a large pool of low cost and highly skilled, educated and fluent English-speaking people.
Insurance sector
The concept of insurance dates long back to 1818. Life Insurance premium accounts for 2.5% of the nation’s GDP while general insurance contributes 0.65% of India’s GDP.Government of India opened gate for private insurance companies to enter the arena and FDI of 26% in the Insurance sector in 1999 until then only LIC provided insurance faculties.
