The first jute mill was set up by a Marwari businessman, Seth Hukumchand in 1917 in the city

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The first jute mill was set up by a Marwari businessman, Seth Hukumchand in 1917 in Calcutta.
The nineteenth century saw the establishment of new industries in India. Many industries were set up in various regions throughout the country. In 1917, the first jute mill was set up in Calcutta by a Marwari businessman named Seth Hukumchand. The history of this jute mill goes back to the trade with China. Seth Hukumchand’s jute mill extensively traded with China, like the other business groups of that time, including, Dinshaw Petit and Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata who is known for creating big industrial empires in the country. Most industrialists during that period made a fortune from trade with China and Seth Hukumchand was no exception.

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