Question

why did colonial government in india passed a criminal tribe out ?

Answer 1

The term Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) refers to various pieces of legislation enforced in India during British rule; the first enacted in 1871 as the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 applied mostly in North India. The Act was extended to Bengal Presidency and other areas in 1876, and, finally, with the Criminal Tribes Act, 1911, it was extended to Madras Presidency as well. The Act went through several amendments in the next decade and, finally, the Criminal Tribes Act, 1924 incorporated all of them.[2]

Answer 2

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In 1871, the colonial government passed the Criminal Tribes Act.

(i) The colonial government wanted to rule over a settled population. Such a population was easy to identify and control.

(ii) Those who were settled were seen as peaceable and law abiding; and those who were nomadic were considered to be criminals.

(iii) By this Act, many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists were classified as criminal tribes.