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iii) Kutīra Udyoga, Cottage Industries. The Gandhian small
scale industries are generally found in the small cottages
of different villages. These names show that Gandhian small scale industries are related with poor villagers not with the wealthy capitalists. Gandhiji has layed stress on the small scale industries with a view to the following removals -
1) Removal of Unemployment. 2) Removal of Exploitations. 3) Removal of Dependence.
1. Removal of Unemployment - The population of India is increasing day by day which has badly influenced the whole nation by creating the problem of unemployment. In the large scale industries it is seen generally, that a big machine works as much as fifty or sixty labours can do, though it needs only four or five operators. As a result of that, remaining persons are bound to suffer from unemployment. So Gandhiji has emphasised the small scale industries which may be established by the different families of villages and the family members will be employed in their own industries. In this way the problem of unemployment will be removed. "
2. Removal of Exploitation - The unemployed poor labours being compelled by their economic conditions, go to capitalists the owners of large scale industries. In the large scale industries labours are exploited by the owners of factories. The labours are forced to work as much as they can, though they are very low paid for that. Due to their exploitation labours become poor and poor while the owners of factories become rich and rich day by day. According to Gandhiji, when labours will be employed in their own small scale industries in their villages, they will not be compelled to go to the capitalists and as result of that they will be saved from exploitation.
3. Removal of Dependence - According to Gandhiji the political dependence includes in itself social dependence, economic dependence, academic dependence etc. Therefore, for a country,
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