Features of India’s pre-independence occupational structure. The following were the features of India’s pre-independence occupational structure.
1. Pre-dominance of agricultural sector:
During pre-independence period agriculture was pre-dominant About 85% population of the country lived mostly in villages and.derived their livelihood directly or indirectly from agriculture.
2. Regional variation:
There was growing regional variation The cotton textile mills mainly dominated by Indian’s were located in western parts of the country namely Maharashtra and Gujarat. The jute mills dominated by foreigners were mainly concentrated in Bengal.
3. Unbalanced growth:
There was unbalanced growth in the economy. All the sectors of the economy were not growing equally during the second half of the 19th century. Modem industry began to take root in India but its progress remained Very slow. There was hardly any capital goods industry to help and promote further industrialisation in India the growth of the new industrial sector and its contribution.
