Question

What are the steps taken by the British government with regard to the nomads and pastoralists?

Answer 1

they banned the forests under the forest act due to which they are not able to earn their livelihood ..

Answer 2

Steps taken by the British government with regard to the nomads and pastoralists:

          The steps taken by the "British government" changed the life of nomads and pastoralists drastically. They were pushed into a very miserable condition.

The actions of Britishers towards them are:  

• They converted most of the grazing land as agricultural farms.  
• Various forest acts were passed and many areas and forest which was full of resources were marked as “Reserved” and entry to such places was restricted for nomads and Pastoralists.  
• The wandering activity of nomads was considered as a crime and punishable offense.  
• The Britishers made all the activity pertaining to nomads and pastoralist as a taxable event and imposed a tax for each and every activity associated with them.