FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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What was the system of ‘blandongdiensten’?
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a system of education
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Industrialization
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First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
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All of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Dutch imposed rents on land being cultivated in the forest and then exempted some villages from these rents if they worked collectively to provide free labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber. This was known as Blandongdiensten system.
Detailed explanation-2: -To tackle the problem of slow manufacturing of sleepers, the Dutch introduced the blandongdiensten system. Under this system, the Dutch collected rent from cultivable lands. It exempted certain villagers from rents on cultivable lands within the forests if they provided free labour and carts to transport timber.
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