What were the main motives of British rulers behind the introduction of railways in India ?What were the favourable of the development of railways in colonial period on the Indian economy?
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What were the main motives of British rulers behind the introduction of railways in India ?
:-The main motives of British rulers behind the development of infrastructure in India were: (a) To have effective control and administration over the vast Indian territory. For this, Britishers linked important administrative and military centres through railway lines. (b) To earn profits through foreign trade.
What were the favourable of the development of railways in colonial period on the Indian economy?
:-Railways led to increased agricultural output, export of food-grains, widening of markets, commercialization of agriculture, and, hence, cropping pattern. As railways widened the markets for the agricultural sectors, Indian agriculture became linked to the world trade cycles.
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