What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?

The Indian textile industry faced many problems in the early years of its development-

• Competing with cheap textiles imported from Britain was difficult.

• The government of European countries protected their local industries by putting heavy import duties.

• The colonial government in India didn’t provide such protection to local industries.

• The machine made textiles of Britain captured the African markets

• Cheap machine-made goods from Britain flooded the Indian markets by 1830s. The Indian textile industries suffered and weavers became jobless.