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The British colonial economic policy of taking control of forest lands in Jharkhand through restrictive laws resulted in:
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- 1The abolition of the salt tax within the forest boundaries of Singhbhum and Palamu.
- 2The increase in the population of wild animals which boosted the local tourism economy.
- 3The criminalization or restriction of traditional 'Nistar' rights (right to use forest produce), leading to the economic hardship of forest-dependent tribes.✓
- 4The creation of large-scale tribal-owned timber cooperatives.
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The criminalization or restriction of traditional 'Nistar' rights (right to use forest produce), leading to the economic hardship of forest-dependent tribes.
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