INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahalwari system was a revenue collection system introduced by Holt Mackenzie in the areas of Gangetic Valley, parts of Central India, NWFP, Agra, Awadh, Punjab etc. It was a modified version of Permanent settlement/Zamindari system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mahalwari system. The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822 and it was reviewed under Lord William Bentinck in 1833. This system was introduced in North-West Frontier, Agra, Central Province, Gangetic Valley, Punjab, etc. This had elements of both the Zamindari and the Ryotwari systems.

Detailed explanation-3: –Under the Mahalwari system, the land revenue was collected from the farmers by the village headmen on behalf of the whole village (and not the zamindar).-The entire village was converted into one bigger unit called ‘Mahal’ and was treated as one unit for the payment of land revenue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Features of Mahalwari System The land was considered to be owned by the village community. The cultivator was the sole owner of the land. Each farmer paid his or her fair share of the tax. The village headman or a group of village leaders was in charge of collecting taxes and remitting them to the company government.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mahalwari system is used in India to protect village-level-autonomy. It was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822.