Question

why did the colonial government passed criminal tribes act ???describe the act of 187

Answer 1

1.British officials were suspicious of nomadic people. They distrusted mobile craftsmen and traders who hawked their goods in villages and pastoralists who changed their places of residence every season, moving in search of good pastures for their herds.

2.The colonial government wanted to rule over a settled population. They wanted the rural people to live in villages, in fixed places with fixed rights on particular fields. Such a population was easy to identify and control.

3.Those who were settled were seen as peaceable and law abiding: those who were nomadic were considered to be criminals.

4.Through this Act the pastoral communities were not allowed to move freely. This restricted their grazing grounds and the deterioration of animal stock.

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.