To what extent was the Salt Satyagraha successful in its objectives? Give your assessment.

Britishers made salt expensive for the common people to use. As a result Gandhi ji on 12^th march, 1930 launched salt Satyagraha during which they began the trek of 375 km from Sabarmati ashram to Dandi and on 6^th march they reached Dandi and broke the salt law.

Salt Satyagraha was successful at the greatest extent as they successfully broke the salt law. People and especially women participated and broke the salt law in different cities. Salt Satyagraha later became widespread when use of foreign clothes were banned, liquor shops were burned, boycotted government institutions, Women broke purdah system, starting wearing khaddar and there was removal of untouchability. Because of all this, Government started controlling the crowd by firing because of which many people were killed.

As a result of all this, in the government of Indian act of 1935, mentioned provincial autonomy by allowing elections to the provincial legislatures (1937) and congress formed 7 out of 11 provincial governments.