Answer:
After
establishing political power in Bengal and Carnatic by the middle of the 18th
century, the East India Company began to assert its monopoly right to trade.
British cotton industries were not developed, but the India fine textiles were
in great demand in Europe.
So,
the East India Company was keen on expanding textile exports from India. The company
developed a system of management and control that would eliminate competition,
control costs and ensure regular supplies of cotton and silk goods. They
appointed paid gomasthas to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the
quality of cloth. (3)
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