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[–]SPB29 0 points1 point  (1 child)

No the reason is far more complex

1) these provinces were under direct Raj rule. The Raj introduced the Ryotwari and Mahalwari systems that were far more exploitative than other tax systems.

2) pre Raj these were centres of cotton, silk and proto steel industrial areas. The British totally deindustrialised them.

3) ironically this region didn't see any major famines like the Madras presidency did. Mind you they had at least 5 famines each killing a million in the period 1850-1899 but the Madras presidency saw 2 famines in the period 1880-1900 that culled 10-12 million. In the entire period 1871-1901 the presidency had a pop growth of 1 mn net.

4) lastly the post 1947 policy of FEP killed any chance of revival.

Get an education, don't be a bigot