In 1947, as India gained independence from the British Empire, the level of agriculture mechanisation was low. The socialist oriented five-year plans of the 1950s and 1960s aggressively promoted rural mechanisation via joint ventures and tie-ups between local industrialists and international tractor manufacturers.
As India broke free from British rule in 1947, the country's agricultural machinery usage was limited. The socialist-led development plans of the 1950s and 1960s actively encouraged farm mechanization by collaborating with local businesspeople and foreign tractor makers.