- What is systematic de-industrialization? Why did British follow it in India?
Dear Student, Answer to your question is as follows : De-industrialisation It refers to the decline of India Handicraft Industry. In other words it means any change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or any activity in a country or region, especially heavy industry or manufacturing industry. Britishers followed the policy of systematically de-industrialising India. The primary motive behind the de-industrialisation by , the British government was two-fold: 1. Making India a Supplier of Raw Materials: It means to get raw materials from India at cheap rates in order to reduce India to a mere exporter of raw materials to the British industries to feed its own flourishing industrial base. 2. Making India a Market for Finished Goods: Another important objective of the British government was to use India as a virgin market to sell the finished goods produced by the British industries i.e. to sell British manufactured goods in Indian market at higher prices. In this way, they exploited India through the device of double exploitation. Regards