Question

3) Describe the main features of permanent settlement. Who introduced it in India?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Permanent Settlement was brought into effect by the Governor-General Lord Cornwallis in 1793. This was basically an agreement between the company and the Zamindars to fix the land revenue. First enacted in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, this was later followed in northern Madras Presidency and the district of Varanasi.