how did small scale industries predominate in india in the early 20th century
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Small industries predominated because of the following factors:
→Large scale industries were present in fractions in the economy →Technological advancements were adopted by the handicrafts men if it did not push up their costs
→Most of the labor force was employed in the small workshops and household units, often located in alleys and bylanes.
→Embroidery by skilled handicrafts men could not be imitated by the machines.
→There was stability in the demand from the richer classes for the embroidered sarees, lungis and handkerchiefs by the skilled weavers.
→Large scale industries were present in fractions in the economy →Technological advancements were adopted by the handicrafts men if it did not push up their costs
→Most of the labor force was employed in the small workshops and household units, often located in alleys and bylanes.
→Embroidery by skilled handicrafts men could not be imitated by the machines.
→There was stability in the demand from the richer classes for the embroidered sarees, lungis and handkerchiefs by the skilled weavers.
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While factory industries grew steadily after the war, large industries formed a small segment of the economy. Most of them were located in Bengal and Bombay.
Over the rest of the country, small-scale production continued to predominate.
In some instances, handicrafts production actually expanded in the 20th century.
While cheap machine-made thread wiped out the spinning industry in the 19th century, handloom cloth production survived, despite problems.
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