Why did the colonial government want to convert pastureland into agricultural land?

(a) To increase the land revenue
(b) For them pastureland were waste that needed to be brought under cultivation
(c) With the increase in agricultural land it could produce more cotton, jute, wheat, etc for export
(d) They want to safeguard forest for commercial purpose so they want to take over the area around it.
(e) to control the movement of pastoral people.

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