DMPQ- “Economic backwardness of India was one of the major features on the eve of Independence.” Elaborate.
Colonialism became a fetter on India’s agricultural and industrial development. Agriculture stagnated in most parts of the country and even deteriorated over the years, resulting in extremely low yields per acre, and sometimes even reaching zero. There was a decline in per capita agricultural production which fell by 14 per cent between 1901 and 1941. … Read more DMPQ- “Economic backwardness of India was one of the major features on the eve of Independence.” Elaborate.