Explain the impact of colonial rule on the Indian textile industry ?? Of class 10 history ch the age of industrialization
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Explain the impact of colonial rule on the Indian textile industry ?? Of class 10 history ch the age of industrialization
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Explanation:
Impact of British rule :
By the early 1800s cloth made in British factories was cheaper than cloth made in India. The Indian cloth industry was gradually destroyed. British rule did not destroy all Indian industries. British rule also brought many job opportunities (though not usually senior jobs) for educated Indians in the government.
impact of decline of textile industry in India :
Thus, it led to economic deprivation, unemployment , aggravated economic problems of the weavers, i. India's local industries, handicrafts, weavers had to face unequal competition, thus, the demand for their goods which were handmade and expensive fell
Three easy reasons for the decline of textile industry in India are as follows :-
1) After the industrial revolution, Britain started producing machine made textiles which were often of better quality and cheaper than Indian textiles.
2) Textiles from India had high demands in Europe. So British passed strict laws and banned the import of textiles in Britain.
3) Also, India had no support from the Colonial British Government.
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The impact of colonial rule on the Indian textile industry
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