Question

How did partition of country in 1947 affect the jute industry?

Answer 1

Answer:

Partition of the country in 1947 affected the jute industry as the jute growing areas were in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and jute mills were in India. India has to import raw jute from Bangladesh to run the jute mills. There has been gradual decline in the jute industry due to the following reasons :

(i) Decline in demand for jute products.

(ii) Old and outdated machinery.

(iii) High cost of production and stiff international competition from Bangladesh and Brazil.

(iv) Emergence of synthetic substitutes.

(v) Non-availability of labour.

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Answer 2

Answer :

Partition in 1947 led to the decline of the jute industry in the following reasins :

• Shortage of the labours.

• While partituon most of the jute production area goes under the pakistan.

• Shortage of the raw materials.

• Old and outdated machine led to decline in jute production.

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