23. Write the features of Mahalwari Land Revenue system.
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Answer:
Features of Mahalwari system: Collectors went from village to village, inspecting the land,measuring the feilds and recording customs and rights of different groups. Revenue was not fixed,rather revised periodically. The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the village headman.
Explanation:
Answer: Holt Mackenzie devised the new system which came into effect in 1822. He felt that the village was
an important social institution in north Indian society and needed to be preserved. Under his directions,
collectors went from village to village, inspecting the land, measuring the fields, and recording the
customs and rights of different groups. The estimated revenue of each plot within a village was added
up to calculate the revenue that each village (mahal) had to pay. This demand was to be revised
periodically, not permanently fixed. The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company
was given to the village headman, rather than the zamindar. This system came to be known as the
mahalwari settlement.