Concept of pseudo force is valid only ina)inertial frameb)Non-inertial...
This is because newton's laws are valid only for inertial frames. Analysis from an inertial frame isn't possible using those laws, to put it simple.
Let us assume a glass lift is going up with an acceleration 'a'. with respect to the ground. Clearly, this is a non-inertial frame as it has an acceleration. Man 'A' is inside the lift and wants to analyze the motion of the lift, but he cannot, as the newton's laws are not valid. So he takes his phone and calls Man 'B', who stands outside on the ground (in an inertial frame). This fellow watches Man 'A' go up with acceleration 'a'. Forces acting on Man 'A' are:
1. Weight, mg
2. Normal reaction offered by the lift, N
Thus, taking upward direction as positive and using Newton's Law, he writes the equation,
N - mg = ma, or
N = mg+ma
He tells "N=mg+ma" on phone to Man 'A'.
Now, Man 'A' looks around himself. According to himself, he is at rest. So, according to him, N = mg. Sadly, he knows this is not a correct analysis, as the newton's laws can't be applied!
The correct analysis, as received on phone, is N=mg+ma!
This is his eureka moment! He realizes that if he considers a "pseudo force" of magnitude 'ma' acting in opposite direction to acceleration of his frame, a correct analysis is possible!
This is why the concept of pseudo force is introduced, although it isn't necessary. You can always equate the net force in a direction equal to mass times acceleration from outside the non-inertial frame. However, if you want to do it from the non-inertial frame, the result can be interpreted in such a way, which suggests that the body is under rest, but an additional force (pseudo force) is acting.