what was the main motive of the salt march
to produce salt from the seawater in the coastal village of Dandi , as was the practice of the local populace until British officials introduced taxation on salt production , deemed their sea - salt reclamation activities illegal , and then repeatedly used force to stop it . The 24 - day march began from 12 March 1930 and continued until 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly , and it gained worldwide attention which gave impetus to the Indian independence movement and started the nationwide non co-operation movement