Question
British had no interest in developing India. Give reasons.

Answer

It is quite true that British had no interest in developing India. They just wished to use India as a feeder economy to serve the economic growth of Britain. It is clear from a meager growth rate of per capita income @ 0.5% p.a. and the primitive agriculture and underdeveloped industrial base. The needs of the growing population were completely ignored. There was real scarcity of educational and health facilities. They rather ruined Indian economy for their own advantage. They did develop some selected areas of infrastructure but their intentions were not to develop India but to serve their selfish motives. They did so because they never felt India as their own country. They ruled here but never belonged to this country.

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