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The British encouraged forest trade by the villagers in India.

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The above statement is False.
The British didn't encourage the forest trade in India by the villagers. They regulated it. Many large European trading firms were only given the right to trade in the forest products of a particular area. This right was given by the British government. Local people were not allowed to graze their animals or hunt in the forest. As a result, many pastoralist and nomadic communities lost their livelihood. Many of them were forced to work in mines, factories, and plantations. These people were called the criminal tribes by the colonial rulers. They restricted the villagers from entering the forest and collecting the resources from there.
The correct statement would be that the British didn't encourage the forest trade in India by the villagers.

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