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Change and Development in Industrial Society — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesSociologyChange and Development in Industrial Society4 Marks
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Discuss main features of Industrialisation in India.
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Main features of Industrialisation are:
  1. The experience of industrialization in India is in many ways similar to the western model and in several ways different.
  2. In India, about 50% of the population is self-employed, only nearly 14% are in regular salaried employment while approximately 30% are in casual labour.
  3. The first modern industries in India were cotton, jute, coal mines and railways.
  4. After independence the Central Government took over the commanding heights of the economy. This involved defence, transport and communication, power, mining and other projects which only government had the power to do, and which was necessary for private industry also to flourish.

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