Question

difference between ryotwari and mahalwari system

Answer 1

In the Mahalwari system , the settlements was made between landlords, or heads of families, claiming to represent the entire village community or groups of villages ( known as MAHAL)and the government and the revenue was fixed for a perios of time 20-30 years after which it was revised. In the Ryotwari system, the middlemen or the zamindars were removed. The settlement was made directly between the company and the ryot ( or cultivator) who paid the government about half the value of the soil and the revenue amount was revised after 20 or 30 years .

Answer 2

Under Ryotwari system peasants were in direct contact with state in paying land revenue while in Zamindari system zamindar was paying a fixed land revenue to the State and he collected revenue from the peasants. ... In Ryotwari system farmers were the land owners.