Answer:
The forest policy introduced by the British affected the tribes radically. The British needed coal and wood from the forests. The expansion of railway in India heavily devastated the forest resources. They declared the forests as the property of the government. Many forests were declared as reserved. The tribal people had no rights to hunt or make use of any forest products. Many tribes were heavily dependent on forest products. The compensation paid by the government did not reach them. However, later the British allowed the tribals to live in small patches of the forest and practice agriculture as long as they worked as free labour to cut down trees for the British. The British cut down many forests to establish extensive plantations. Cash crops were grown on these plantations and exported to European countries as raw materials for their industries. The tribals lost their habitat with the establishment of these plantations. Also, labour was needed to work on these plantations. The tribals were forced to work here but were paid meager wages.
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