The salient features of Pre-Independence occupational structure of India were -

•More than 70% of population was engaged in agriculture whereas manufacturing and service sector had only 15 - 20% of workforce.

•There was regional imbalance in the occupational structure of India. In Madras Presidency, Bombay and Bengal, the workforce has shifted from agriculture to manufacturing and service sector whereas in the states like Odisha, Rajasthan and Punjab there was increase in agricultural workforce.