RECAPITULATION 2

(Agriculture sector and industrial sector)

Agriculture during pre-british India

● Exporter of Agricultural Products.

● Produced for self consumption.
● Large livestock holding.
● Irrigation methods developed.

Agriculture during British colonial period was stagnant due to:

● Land settlement
● Lack of irrigation facilities
● Negligible use of fertilizers
● Commercialisation of agriculture

Industrial sector during British colonial period

● Systematic de- industrialisation is a term that describes the status of industrial sector
during British rule.
● Decay of world famous handicraft industries.
● The two fold motive behind systematic de-industrialisation: first to reduce India to the
status of exporters of raw material and second to turn India into a sprawling market
for the finished products of British industries.
● Few modern industries during second half of 19th century : cotton textile, jute textile
mills and Tata Iron and Steel Company .
● New industrial sector contributed very less to the gross domestic product of the
country.

ASSIGNMENT
1. What were the main causes of India's agricultural stagnation during the colonial
period
2. Name some modern industries which were in operation in our country at the time of
independence
3. The traditional handicraft industries were ruined under the British rule. Do you agree
with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.