After Partition in 1947, a major disruption occurred in the jute textile industry. What was this disruption,…

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After Partition in 1947, a major disruption occurred in the jute textile industry. What was this disruption, and how did it affect the industry's relationship between raw material supply and manufacturing?

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## Model Answer After Partition in 1947, the jute mills remained in India (mainly in West Bengal along the Hugli river), but **three-fourths of the jute-producing area went to Bangladesh** (erstwhile East Pakistan). This created a serious disruption: the manufacturing capacity and the raw material supply were now divided between two different nations. India retained the mills but lost most of its jute cultivation area, breaking the earlier close link between raw material production and processing, and forcing India to import raw jute for its mills. *Source: Jute Textiles, Chapter 6* --- ## Explanation - The key fact examiners want: mills stayed in India, ¾ of jute-growing area went to East Pakistan (Bangladesh). - Mention the consequence — separation of raw material base from manufacturing units. - Avoid padding; 3 marks = roughly 3 clear points. This answer covers: what happened, where the split occurred, and the impact on raw material–manufacturing relationship.

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