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History of KapurthalaAgriculture & Industry During RegimeTo protect the economic interests of the agriculturists Co-operative Credit Societies numbering 280 were functioning successfully in the villages of the State in that time. During his period, An Agricultural Demonstration Farm had been setup, which supplied seeds of improved varieties to the Zemindars, and did propaganda work in favour of the scientific methods of cultivation. Work had also been done on village upliftment and improvement of animal husbandry during regime of Maharaja. Particular attention had been devoted to promote Industrial development, and the State had industries like Sugar Mill at Phagwara & Hamira, a few miles from Kapurthala. Great industrial expansion had taken place in the State in those years, and a number of Chemical, Steel and Leather Factories had come into existence. One of the biggest Distilleries in India was setup at Hamira in 1944-45.
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