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.

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: -Mahalwari system-In 1822, Englishman Holt Mackenzie devised a new system known as the Mahalwari System in the North-Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency (most of this area is now in Uttar Pradesh).

Detailed explanation-4: -Mahalwari System This was the primary land revenue system in North-West India. It was introduced in Central Province, North-West Frontier, Agra, Punjab, Gangetic Valley, etc of British India. In this system, the land was divided into Mahals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Under the Mahalwari system, the land revenue was collected from the farmers by the village headmen on behalf of the entire village (and not the zamindar). The whole village was converted into one bigger unit called ‘Mahal’ and was treated together as a unit for the payment of land revenue.