Concept of human resources

In ordinary sense,human resources means simply the pollution of a country.But only the healthy,educated and skilled manpower is known as human capital or human resource.In the words of F.H. Harbinson "Human capital or human resources refers to the process of acquiring and increasing the number of persons who have skills,education and experience which are critical for the economic and the political development of a country."
According to National Planing Commission -"Human resource is the knowledge,skills,efficiency and physical and mental capacity to do work inherent in the people of the country."Human resource is a means of human development and also an aspect of human development.
Human resource has an important role to play in economic development.Mere pollution is not enough for rapid economic development.The pollution should be skilled educated and healthy.The availability of skilled manpower increase the productivity.Besides it also contributes in equality and justice.As stated in the economic survey of Fiscal year 2000 -"Healthy,skilled and educated population is the precondition of economic development."