Which of the following statements about the closure of textile mills in Ahmedabad are correct?
(A) The mills in Ahmedabad closed down rapidly, within a year or two.
(B) The city went through an economic recession and public disturbances.
(C) Children of many workers were withdrawn from school and sent to work.
(D) Workers who lost their jobs found secure jobs in the formal sector.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) The mills in Ahmedabad closed down rapidly, within a year or two. — Incorrect. In Ahmedabad the closure was long drawn out, over 10 years. Rapid closure happened in cities like Mumbai.
(B) The city went through an economic recession and public disturbances. — Correct. The city saw a recession and riots.
(C) Children of many workers were withdrawn from school and sent to work. — Correct. Families fell into poverty, so children had to earn.
(D) Workers who lost their jobs found secure jobs in the formal sector. — Incorrect. They were driven to the informal sector.
NCERT (2026-27): “Box 6.2: Informalisation in Ahmedabad … In the early 1980s, textile mills all over the country began to close down. In some places, such as Mumbai, the mills closed rapidly. In Ahmedabad, the process of closure was long drawn out and spread over 10 years. Over this period, approximately over 80,000 permanent workers and over 50,000 non-permanent workers lost their jobs and were driven to the informal sector. The city experienced an economic recession and public disturbances, especially communal riots. A whole class of workers was thrown back from the middle class into the informal sector, into poverty. There was widespread alcoholism and suicides, children were withdrawn from school and sent to work.” |