Indian Economic Development: Class 11 Economics (NCERT)
NCERT's Class 11 Economics textbook on the Indian economy: learn to read data, discuss economic events, and think critically about government policies. Use newspapers, reports, debates and projects to connect economics with real life.
Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 · Start here
Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence
What British rule did to India's economy: farming, industry, trade, population, jobs and infrastructure at independence.
Sprint 1
A Stagnant Economy, And Farming In Decline
How slowly the economy grew under British rule, and why farming declined under the zamindari system.
Sprint 2
The Ruin Of Industry, And Control Of Trade
How Indian handicrafts were destroyed, and how Britain controlled India's trade and drained its wealth.
Sprint 3
Population And Jobs
India's population, health and literacy under British rule, and where people worked.
Sprint 4
Infrastructure, And What India Was Left With
Why the British built railways, ports and telegraphs, and the state of the economy at independence.
Sprint 5
Review: Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence
Check the key facts, and answer the textbook questions.