HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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It was a permanent measure introduced as an improvement on the other two measures
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It was applied to each village and the estate separately
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The government instead of coming in contract with the cultivator made settlement with the village community as a whole
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It was introduced in the Gangetic valley, the Punjab and the parts of Central India
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mahalwari Settlement was implemented in regions like Punjab, Central India, and North India. Whereas, the Ryotwari system was practised in the Madras region.
Detailed explanation-2: –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-3: -Under the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars were given the charge of collecting revenue from the peasants and paying it to the Company. But in the mahalwari system, this charge was given to the village headman.
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.