Answer:
(i) Appointment of Gomasthas: Britishers appointed
a paid servant called the gomastha to supervise weavers, collect supplies and
examine the quality of cloth. There were brokers who were connected with the
cloth trade and were connected directly to the weavers. With the appointment of
gomasthas, these mediators were eliminated.
(ii) Introducing Advance Loan System:
British wanted to prevent weavers from dealing with other buyers. To prevent
this they introduced the system of advances. For that the weavers were given
loans to purchase the raw material for their production. Those who took loans, had
to hand over the cloth only to gomasthas. This insisted them to have direct
control on their cotton and silk goods production.
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