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CHAPTER V
VILLAGISM: SOME DATA
Statistical Results: First Plan j
The importance of village and. small scale industries
in the economic structure of India was recognized
in the First Plan. It allocated rupees 312 million on
village and small scale industries. Let us review some
of these expenditures.
The handloom industry has received considerable
support. Production of handloom cloth has increased from
7*4-2 yards in 1950-51 to 1,35** million yards in 195*4— 55. i
and is estimated to be of the order of 1 ,**50 million yards|
in 1955-56. The value of Khadl, according to the figures j
of Khadi Board, Increased from i rupees 13 million in !! 1 1950-51 to over rupees 50 million in 1955-56, when its
total production stood at 3** million square yards.1 The
All-India Khadi and Village Industries Board has set up
a technological institution for the training of workers
I 1 and assisted research in new design and patterns of
handicraft and has arranged for the exhibition of handicrafts
within the country and abroad. The Coir Board has
promoted the formation of cooperative societies for the
1M. P. Mehra, "Ambar Charkha in the Second Plan,” Economic Review. 8:19, July 1, 1956.
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| Full text | CHAPTER V VILLAGISM: SOME DATA Statistical Results: First Plan j The importance of village and. small scale industries in the economic structure of India was recognized in the First Plan. It allocated rupees 312 million on village and small scale industries. Let us review some of these expenditures. The handloom industry has received considerable support. Production of handloom cloth has increased from 7*4-2 yards in 1950-51 to 1,35** million yards in 195*4— 55. i and is estimated to be of the order of 1 ,**50 million yards| in 1955-56. The value of Khadl, according to the figures j of Khadi Board, Increased from i rupees 13 million in !! 1 1950-51 to over rupees 50 million in 1955-56, when its total production stood at 3** million square yards.1 The All-India Khadi and Village Industries Board has set up a technological institution for the training of workers I 1 and assisted research in new design and patterns of handicraft and has arranged for the exhibition of handicrafts within the country and abroad. The Coir Board has promoted the formation of cooperative societies for the 1M. P. Mehra, "Ambar Charkha in the Second Plan,” Economic Review. 8:19, July 1, 1956. |
