Question

What is the use of ‘Dastak’? How was it misused?

Answer 1

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Based on the right derived from the imperial farman, the company used to issue dastaks authorising their agents to trade customs-free within the province of Bengal. The nawab had issued parwanas to all his officials to honour the dastaks when the company traders produced it to them on demand

Answer 2

The use of Dastak was

* to allow the private trade for the customs and duties

* It was permitted by the East India company for the private trades

* it was misused as it put the system of indian trader at a grave disadvantage in competing with the European.

* Becomes, an important factor in impoverishment of Bengal under early British