Question

"The self sufficiency of the village economy of India lost due to the British policy of commercialisation of Agriculture." Justify. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The British rule had pronounced and profound economic impact on India. The various economic policies followed by the British led to the rapid transformation of India’s economy into a colonial economy whose nature and structure were determined by needs of the British economy. One important aspect of British economic policy was commercialisation of agriculture.

Commercialisation of Agriculture during British Period:

The commercialisation of Indian agriculture started post 1813 when the industrial revolution in England gained pace. It became prominent around 1860 A.D (during American Civil War which boosted demand of Cotton from India to Britain as America was not able to export Cotton).

Its aim was not to feed the industries of India