Explanation

The penal indenture system in the Assam tea gardens — enforced through the Workmen's Breach of Contract Act, 1859 — was abolished when that Act was repealed in 1925, with the abolition taking effect in 1926. The Assam Labour Enquiry Committee and growing nationalist pressure had exposed the system's abuses. Hence the indentured system in Assam tea gardens was abolished in 1926.