Human Resource

                           1.Concept of Human Resource    

Human resource simply refers to the population of a country. But in economic sense, the healthy, educated and skilled manpower is known as human resource. It is also a store of knowledge, skill a labor for the utilization in the production of goods and services. According to National Planning Commission, Nepal, "Human resource is the knowledge, skill, efficiency, physical and mental capacity to do work inherent in the people of the country." Human resource hence is the productive physical and mental talent of the people who comprise an economy.

2.Role of Human Resource in Development 

Human resource has a significant role for the development of technology and its improvement. Human resource or population is same as raw materials. Human resource is the active factor of production whereas others are passive factors of production, which depends on the efficiency of human beings. Basic framework of economical, social and political institutions is made under the assistance of human resources. The result of these activities depends on the level of human resource. Economic development of a country is only possible when it develops human resources and mobilizes them properly. For the development of our country, human resources can play the following role:

i)Utilization of Natural Resource:  Nepal is rich in natural resources. If the natural resources are utilized properly, the country can develop its potentials in any time. The utilization of natural resources increases the national income. In order to mobilize the natural resources, human resource is an essential element, without which economic activities are virtually impossible.

ii) Development of Agriculture and Industrial Sectors: Agriculture is the backbone of Nepalese economy. More than 76 percent of the total labor force are engaged in agriculture and related activities. Modern and superior technologies should be used for the modernization of agriculture and rapid industrialization. By utilizing such majority of labor force towards agriculture and industrial development, Nepal can achieve accelerating economic development.

iii) Overall Development: The overall development depends upon human resource. Human resource is assumed to be wheel of development, process of development and the destination of development.