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LAND REVENUE POLICY

Permanent settlementLORD CORNWALLIS introduced a revenue

system in the states of Bengal, Bihar and Orissaknown as PERMANANENT SETTLEMENT. Thiswas a pact made with the Zamindars, whocollected revenue from the peasants and handedover a fixed amount to the British.

The Zamindars extracted exorbitant revenue from the peasant and become wealthy. The company also received their share without any failure. But the condition of peasants, who were unable to bear the tax burden, was pathetic

Ryotwari system

This system prevailed in the southernprovinces of British India. Under thissystem company collected revenuedirectly from farmers. But they didnot provide any proprietary rights onthe cultivating land to the peasants.The taxes were also very high.

MAHALWARI SYSTEMThis system of revenue collectionprevailed in the central and northernprovinces of British India. Accordingto this system, the company collectedthe tax remitted by village heads orheads of joint families and not fromthe individual farmers.

EFFECTS ON PEASANTS

East India company levied taxes inthe form of liquid cash.

In order to simplify the taxationprocess ,all the lands were measuredand ‘’pattas’’ were issued to thefarmers.

Taxes were calculated according tothe extent of land

They had to pay a fixed amount andthere was no relaxation even for cropfailure.

The peasants had to take loans fromthe rural money lenders to pay theirtaxes.

The indebted farmers were ill-treatedby the money lenders. The police and thecourt also supported the money lendersand Zamindars.

The intensity of the exploitation

faced by the peasants increased day

by day and finally led to the clashes

between landlords and peasants.

CONCLUSION

The land revenue policiesadopted by the British worked

As tool to exploit the poorpeasants as we discussed above.

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