Question

why was the Indigo Commission set up by the government? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indigo Commission was formed following the movement of the raiyats of Bengal against the European indigo planters in the late 1850s. ... The planters, when they got the right to own land, used the right to force the raiyats to cultivate indigo, and threatened to enhance rent unless raiyats increased its production.

Answer 2

The Commission held the planters guilty, and criticised them for the coercive methods they used with indigo cultivators. It declared that indigo production was not profitable for ryots.