The Chota Nagpur Tenancy -CNT Act, 1908, was instituted by the British. It is a land rights legislation initiated to protect the land rights of Jharkhand's tribal population because they worship three things water, air, and jungle, and their culture and lifestyle revolve around them. The Act prohibits alienation of land and has provisions for restoration of alienation of land and extends to North Chota Nagpur, South Chota Nagpur, and Palamau divisions. Why and how CNT came into existence The CNT act came into existence from the emergence of the Birsa...
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