Assertion (A): Most indentured labour in India came from present-day Eastern UP, Bihar, Central India and dry districts of Tamil Nadu.

Reason (R): In the mid-19th century, the regions of Eastern UP, Bihar, Central India and Tamil Nadu were affected due to the demise of cottage industries.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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(A) is true but (R) is false

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Most indentured labourers in India came from the present-day states of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Central India, and Tamil Nadu's arid districts. Indentured labourers were recruited under contracts that guaranteed them to return to India after five years on their employer's plantation.
The regions of Eastern UP, Bihar, Central India and Tamil Nadu underwent various changes in the mid-nineteenth century, including the demise of cottage industries, the rise of land rents, and the clearing of land for mining and plantations. All of this had an impact on the lives of the impoverished. They could not pay their rent, went heavily into debt, and were compelled to relocate in search of work.
Thus, both the Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

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