Table of Contents
- 1 What was the condition of weavers in India?
- 2 How did the Industrial Revolution affect Indian weavers?
- 3 What was the impact of industrial revolution in Britain on Indian weavers?
- 4 What were the condition of the weavers?
- 5 What were the conditions of the weavers?
- 6 What problems are faced by the weavers?
- 7 What are the problems of weavers?
- 8 What was the condition of the weavers in surviving the famine and competition?
What was the condition of weavers in India?
Condition of Weavers. The Government of India is aware that handloom weavers and their cooperative societies are facing hardships due to availability of cheaper imported fabric mainly from China and stiff competition from power loom and mill sector due to high input cost & low productivity etc.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect Indian weavers?
(i) Industrial Revolution in England led to the beginning of long decline of textile exports from India. (iii) Indian markets were glutted with machine-made Manchester goods which were cheaper and Indian weavers could not compete with them.
What are the problems faced by Indian weavers?
What two problems did cotton weavers face in India?
- (i) Their export market collapsed.
- (ii) The local market shrunk.
- (iii) Increase in price of raw cotton.
- (iv) Shortage of cotton.
- (v) Difficulty of weavers to compete with the imported machine made cheaper cotton products.
What was the impact of industrial revolution in Britain on Indian weavers?
The situation was further compounded by the development of textile mills in Manchester which completely destroyed the livelihood of Indian weavers. From being an exporter, India went to being an importer of textiles as weavers could not even get a supply of raw cotton.
What were the condition of the weavers?
As the cotton industry developed in England, Indian cotton weavers faced two problems – their export market collapsed and local market shrank being flooded with British goods. Indian handmade goods could not compete with fine machine made goods of England. weavers were forced to buy raw cotton at exorbitant prices.
What is the condition of weavers at present?
The weavers in present times are not generally well-off. They face serious competition from the large textile mills that can produce garments at a faster and cheaper rate.
What were the conditions of the weavers?
What problems are faced by the weavers?
Major problems faced by the Indian cotton weavers:
- Their export market collapsed.
- The local market shrunk.
- Increase in price of raw cotton.
- Shortage of cotton.
- Difficulty of weavers to compete with the imported machine made cheaper cotton products.
What are the problems of the weavers?
Handloom weavers are facing hardship in carrying out their livelihood on handloom due to competition with power loom sector, marketing problem, infrastructural constraints and rising yarn prices.
What are the problems of weavers?
What was the condition of the weavers in surviving the famine and competition?
These weavers lived tough lives and worked for long durations. Very often, the entire family, including women and children had to work to survive.
How did the condition of weavers in India get worse by 1830?
When the textile industries in England began to produce cloth, need was felt for imposing import duties on foreign cloth which entered its markets. Because these cloths were cheap, the condition of weavers in India became worse as their export market collapsed and the local market was flooded with cheap British cloth.