Class 6 Social Science Chapter 13, The Value of Work, opens Theme E (Economic Life Around Us) by distinguishing economic activities (performed for money or payment in kind) from non-economic activities (performed out of love, care, gratitude and seva), explaining wage, salary, fee, payment in kind and value addition.
What Class 6 Social Science Chapter 13 Covers
Economic Activities & Value Addition compares how people earn livelihoods—Geeta Aunty (Air Force pilot earning a salary), software engineers, post office staff, farmers, shopkeepers (earning profit), lawyers/doctors (charging a fee), and farm labourers (earning daily wages or payment in kind like mangoes)—and uses carpenter Rajesh turning ₹600 of wood into a ₹1,000 chair to explain value addition.
Non-Economic Activities, Seva & Community Participation highlights the irreplaceable value of non-economic work—parents cooking for the family, youth tutoring neighbourhood children for free, Gurudwara langar seva, Vanamahotsava tree-planting drives, and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan collective cleanliness campaigns.
Exercises in Chapter 13
- Before we move on … chapter summary points and Questions, activities and projects.
- LET’S EXPLORE and THINK ABOUT IT classroom inquiry tasks.
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FAQ
What is the difference between an economic activity and a non-economic activity?
An economic activity is performed in exchange for money (salary, wage, fee, profit) or payment in kind, whereas a non-economic activity is done out of love, care, respect or selfless service (seva) without expecting monetary payment.
What is meant by ‘value addition’ in economic activities?
Value addition is the process of transforming raw material into a more useful finished product using skill, time and tools—for example, a carpenter turning ₹600 worth of timber into a chair sold for ₹1,000 adds ₹400 of value.