the salt tax was imposed by the british government in 1759.
when was the salt tax imposed by the british government?
1759
section::::taxation of salt in india.:taxation of salt by the british east india company.





























in 1759, two years after its victory at the battle of plassey, the british east india company came into possession of land near calcutta where there were salt works. utilizing this opportunity to make money, they doubled the land rent and imposed transit charges on the transportation of salt.
history of the british salt tax in india
the british authorities turned deaf ears to the massive protests against the salt tax which rocked india during the early 1930s. the dandi march was only partially successful. though it forced the british rulers to come to the discussion table, the salt tax continued. it was only on 6 april 1946 that mahatma gandhi made a formal request to sir archibald rowlands, the finance member of the viceroy's executive council, to remove the oppressive salt tax. rowlands formally issued an order abolishing the salt tax, but the order was vetoed by the viceroy, lord wavell. the salt tax continued in force until march 1947, when it was abolished by the interim government of india headed by jawaharlal nehru , by the then-finance minister liaquat ali khan.
history of the british salt tax in india