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Explain any four factors which are responsible for decentralisation of cotton industry in India.      [AI 2007]

Answer:

Four factors responsible for decentralisation of cotton industry in India are:

(i) Wide market.

(ii) Trantport: Both raw material and finished product are light and can be easily transported at low cost.

(iii) Banking facilities.

(iv) Electricity: Hydroelectricity is widely available.

Today cotton mills are spread over 80 towns and cities of India, but most of them are concentrated in Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.