British Land Revenue System in India

Permanent Settlement in Bengal

Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis and covered around one fifth of British territory in India, including Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, parts of Northern Karnataka, Varanasi and some other areas.

Salient Features of Permanent Settlement

  • The previous experiment of Izaredar system was based on annual assessment of revenue. To streamline the revenues of the company, Cornwallis changed the settlement schedule from annual to decennial (10 years).
  • Zamindars were given permanent hereditary rights to collect revenue.
  • The Zamindars needed to pay a fixed amount of land revenue(10/11th part) on a fixed date every year and ....
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