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Plantation owners didn’t get sufficient land for cultivation under colonial rule.

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The above statement is false.
The colonial government handed over the land to the European plantation owners in India at cheap rates. The colonial government introduced various forest acts to regulate the land use practice. It wanted to increase the revenue of the state. In this context, they took over the forest land and utilised it to enhance revenue generation. The plantation owners cleared the land and enclosed it. The government also encouraged the cultivation of commercial crops for export to other countries. Many planters were engaged in the production of tea and coffee.
The correct statement would be Plantation owners got sufficient land for cultivation under colonial rule.

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