Discuss critically the revenue reform of Lord Cornwallis
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Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of land revenue in Bengal and other parts of India. Under this system, Zamindars or landlords were made the owners of the land, and the farmers were reduced to the status of tenants. ... Under this system, land revenue was fixed for a term of ten years.
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the permanent settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal in 1793 . Under this land revenue system , the zamindars were given the hereditary ownership of land . they were responsible to collect tax on the behalf of the British . They had to pay 89% of the revenue collected to the British while keeping the remaining 11% . land revenue was fixed for a term of 10 years . This was done to keep a check on current revenue officials who would not be able to change the land revenue at will . The Permanent Settlement turned out to be the most fruitful for the zamindars ; the hereditary ownership of land help them emerge as new wealthy and powerful class of landlords . Also the increased revenue generated from the increase in the cultivable land went into the hands of the zamindars thereby making them wealthier . On the other hand , the system made the living conditions worse for the cultivators . They were often subjected to oppressive methods of revenue collection . For example they were evicted from their own land by the zamindars on grounds of non payment of dues , and thus , converted into tenants .