In the year 1900, the Punjab Land Alienation Act was passed. As per the act, the population of the Punjab were divided into three categories i.e, the agricultural classes, the statutory agriculturist classes and the remaining population (Including the moneylenders). It also prohibited the transfer and mortgage (More than 20 years) of the land from peasant to moneylenders.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.
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