Land Revenue System

Permanent Settlement

  • Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Bengal, which was extended to the provinces of Bihar and Orissa.
  • Under Permanent Settlement, annual lease system was abolished, and a decennial (Ten years) system was introduced.

Features of Permanent Settlement

    • The zamindars of Bengal were recognised as the owners of land as long as they paid the revenue to the East India Company regularly.
    • The amount of revenue that the zamindars had to pay to the Company was firmly fixed, and would not be raised under any circumstances.
    • The ryots became tenants since they were considered the ....
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