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Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence

Question
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Name some modern industries which were in operation in our country at the time of independence.

Solution

At the time of independence, there were cotton and jute textile mills in India. The cotton textile mills were located in the western parts of India namely Maharashtra and Gujarat, while the jute mills were mainly concentrated in Bengal. The iron and steel industry began coming up in the beginning of 20th century. There were few other industries like sugar, cement, paper etc. at the time of independence.