The Cotton Textile Industry- India book II

What are the factors responsible for the development of cotton textile industry  in India ?

 

•1. it is a tropical country and cotton is the most comfortable fabric for a hot and humid climate

•2. large quantity of cotton was grown in India.

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3. Abundant skilled labour required for this  industry was available in this

country

  

 

Factors which led to  the dvpt of mumbai as a cotton textile centre 

 

 

 

 

1. Mumbai lies close to the cotton producing areas of Gujarat and maharashtra

 

2. Raw cotton •used to be brought to Mumbai port to be •transported to England. Therefore, cotton was •available in Mumbai city itself. 3. •Mumbai even then was the financial centre and •the capital needed to start an industry was •available there.

4. As a large town, providing •employment opportunities attracted labour in •large numbers. Hence, cheap and abundant •labour too was available locally.

5. The machinery •required for a cotton textile mill could be directly imported from England

 

•Why did Cotton textile suffered at the time of partition ?

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Most of the good quality •cotton growing areas had gone to West Pakistan •and India was left with 409 mills and only 29 •per cent of the cotton producing area

 

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Which are the two broad sectors to which •Cotton textile industry is classified

 

 

1. The organised sector

2. The decentralised sector

•The organised sector includes the mill sector where as Thedecentralised sector includes cloth produced in handlooms (including Khadi) and powerlooms

 

•Why Cotton textile industry  is being located close to the market ?

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 Cotton is a “pure” raw material which does •not lose weight in the manufacturing process. •so other factors, like, power to drive the looms, •labour, capital or market may determine the

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At present the trend is •to locate the industry at or close to markets, as •it is the market that decides what kind of cloth •is to be produced. Also the market for the •finished products is extremely variable,•therefore, it becomes important to locate the •mills close to the market

location of the industry.