A Preliminary Exploration Rakesh Mohan Despite the very significant changes which have taken place since independence in the structure of output from agriculture towards noh-agriculture, the structure of the workforce has been stow to respond to these other structural changes taking place in the economy. At the same time, it is well established now that the pace of urbanisation accelerated during the 1970s. Can the accelerated urbanisation during the 1970s be attributed to a quickening of industrialisation? This paper attempts to assemble the relevant data on changes in employment, urbanisation and manufacturing during the 1960s and 1970s.