GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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Land settlement system
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De-industrialisation
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Lack of technology
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Commercialization of agriculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the primary reasons for the cause of stagnation in India’s agricultural sector was the zamindari system. This agricultural system was mainly practiced in Bengal, which was the then capital of British India. As per this system, the majority of the profits went tolan downers, i.e. zamindars instead of cultivators.
Detailed explanation-2: -This was due to the following causes (i) Land Settlement and Revenue Settlement System Under the colonial rule, India was basically an agrarian economy with nearly 85% of its population employed in agriculture sector. Nevertheless, the growth of the agriculture sector was very poor and productivity was low.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agriculture stagnation can be defined as a situation of low growth, low production and productivity in the agriculture sector. Such a situation is characterised by such factors as cultivation mainly for self-consumption, lack of proper means of irrigation, negligible use of modern technology, etc.