INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ryotwari System was introduced in India in 1820 by Thomas Munro and Charles Reed. It was first introduced in Madras presidency . Under this British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants.

Detailed explanation-2: -The system was devised by Capt. Alexander Read and Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Munro at the end of the 18th century and introduced by the latter when he was governor (1820–27) of Madras (now Chennai). The principle was the direct collection of the land revenue from each individual cultivator by government agents.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Madras, Sir Thomas Munro retained the paternal framework of government but introduced a radically differing method of revenue management known as the ryotwari system, in which the settlement was made directly with the cultivator, each field being separately measured and annually assessed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Reed in the late 18th century but it was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 when he became the governor. The Ryotwari system was a Land Revenue System in British India in which the peasants were given the ownership of the land and the government directly collected taxes from the peasants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: In this system, peasants were landowners. They might sell, mortgage, or give the land. The government taxed peasants directly. Sir Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras in 1820, established this land revenue scheme in the late 18th century.