Grazing Tax
Grazing Tax was introduced in the mid -nineteenth century
It was imposed on the Pastoralists
Pastoralists had to pay tax on every animal they grazed on pasters
The tax per head of cattle went up rapidly
The right to collect the tax was auctioned out to the contractor
These contractors tried to extract high tax so that they could earn the profit.
By the 1880s, the government began collecting tax directly from the Pastoralists. Each of them was given a pass.
To enter a grazing tract, the Pastoralists had to show the pass and pay the tax.
Impact:-
1. Pastoralists started selling their animals.
2. They started taking loans from the money lenders.
