CBSE Class 9 Answered

We consider human resource to be the most important which leads to development of nation. It is because land and capital cannot be put to use or yield results on its own. Only when land is made fit for cultivation or buildings are erected by human effort, it yields results. Similarly, capital can generate value only when it is used by humans. Human resource is the greatest resource for a nation as it is a store house of various skills and productive knowledge which enhance the value of any other resource.

For example, 

• Japan is poor in natural resources still it is one of the developed nations in the world. This is because Japan has a productive human population. People of this country have become highly productive because the government has provided them with education and health facilities which have added to their skills and productivity. This has enabled the people to fully use and exploit land and capital of the country. Efficiency and technology evolved by educated and healthy human resource have made Japan a developed nation.   
• An educated population through their knowledge, skills and innovative techniques contribute significantly to the economy of a nation.
• Healthy people can work efficiently up to their maximum working potential. A healthy person is an asset for a nation, while an ill person becomes a liability for a country.