Question

Write the benefits that India had from industrialisation.

Answer 1

Following are the benefits India had from the industrialization:-

1. The introduction of industries has led to the decrease in the cost of production of many essential items. The decrease in cost is the result of economy of large scale production. It allows to save time and labour. Industrial goods have become more affordable for common people.
   
2. Before independence, we used to spend hundreds of millions of rupees over import of cloth only, as we had no heavy industries in the real sense of the term. With the advancement of textile industry in our country, we are able to manufacture clothes at a much lower cost. In this way, we made ourselves self-sufficient in providing our basic needs.
   
3. Large industries need thousands of skilled and semi-skilled workers. It provided massive employment opportunity for a large number of people.
   
4. Due to industrialization, farmers started using new technologies in agriculture. This in turn gave the high yield and high quality of crops.