Question

The development activity of the state and the growth of private industry affected caste indirectly. State any two ways in which this is evident.

Answer 1

Through the acceleration and intensification of economic change, the state's development activities and the expansion of the private sector also had an indirect impact on caste.

1. There were no caste restrictions for the many new jobs that modern manufacturing produced.
2. It was challenging for the caste-segregated social interaction patterns to endure due to urbanisation and the conditions of communal life in the cities.
3. Economic opportunities, development, and private industries created jobs that reduced dependence on traditional caste-based occupations.