Under the colonial period, there was development of roads, railways, ports, water transport, posts, and telegraphs. The motive behind this development was not to provide basic amenities to the people but to serve colonial interest in the construction of roads to serve the interest of mobilising the army within India and drawing out raw materials from the countryside to the nearest railway station or the port to send these to faraway England and other countries.
There always remained an acute shortage of all weather roads to reach into the rural areas during the rainy season. The Britishers introduced railways in India in 1853. It is the most important contribution of Britishers in India. The railway affected the structure of Indian economy in many ways. It helped the people go to distant places and in commercialisation of agriculture.
The volume of India’s, foreign trade expanded but its benefits rarely reached the Indian people. The colonial rule also developed the Indian waterways. The introduction and expansion of electric telegraph system in India served the purpose of maintaining law and order. The postal services served a useful public purpose.
