History: The Age of Industrialisation · Class 10 · CBSE Social Science
How did the East India Company try to control Indian weavers in the nineteenth century?
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How did the East India Company try to control Indian weavers in the nineteenth century?
Answer: The East India Company appointed paid servants called gomasthas to supervise weavers and collect cloth. Weavers were often given advances and compelled to sell their cloth to the Company at fixed prices, while they were prevented from dealing with other buyers. This control reduced their independence and often pushed them into debt and poverty.
Solution
The Company established a system of advances and supervision through gomasthas. By controlling supplies, prices, and sales, it weakened the bargaining power of weavers and forced many of them into exploitative contracts.
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