Various forms of colonial exploitation of the Indian economy during the British Raj are
1. Colonial exploitation of agriculture sector:
Agriculture was exploited though Zamindari system of land revenue. Zamindars were declared as owners of Land. They were to pay a fixed sum to the Government by way of land revenue They were free to extract as much as they wished from tillers of the soil.
2. Colonial exploitation of industrial sector:
Handicrafts dominated in Indian economy before British rule. They were system actically destroyed by allowing tariff-free import of machine made goods from Britain.
3. Colonial exploitation of international trade:
India’s international trade was exploited through discriminatory tariff policy, duty free export of Indian raw material and duty free import of British goods were encouraged for the benefit of British rule.
