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Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

Assam Board · Class 11 · Economics

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Colonial Rule and Economic Exploitation

  • British colonial rule lasted for almost two centuries (until 15 August 1947)
  • Primary objective: Reduce India to a raw material supplier for Britain's industrial base
  • India had an independent economy before British rule with flourishing handicraft industries
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Agricultural Sector

  • 85% of India's population lived in villages and depended on agriculture
  • Despite large population dependence, agriculture experienced stagnation and deterioration
  • Low agricultural productivity despite expansion of cultivated area
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Industrial Sector

  • Systematic deindustrialization: Decline of handicraft industries without modern industrial replacement
  • Two-fold motive: Make India raw material exporter and finished goods importer
  • Decline created massive unemployment and new demand for British manufactured goods
4

Foreign Trade

  • India was historically an important trading nation
  • Colonial policies adversely affected trade structure, composition, and volume
  • India became exporter of primary products (raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, jute)

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The British colonial government pursued policiesDespite 85% of India's population dependingThe decline of India's famous handicraftIndia consistently maintained a large exportWhile the British developed railways

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