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Why did the colonial government want to convert grazing lands into cultivable farms? |
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Answer» Land revenue was the main source of finance of the colonial government. By expanding cultivation it could increase its revenue collection. It would get more jute, cotton, wheat and other agricultural produce that was required in England. Uncultivated land appeared unproductive to the colonial officials as it produced neither revenue nor agricultural produce. It was seen as ‘waste land’ that needed to be brought under cultivation. |
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