Question

HOW WAS THE MAHALWARI SYSTEM DIFFERENT FROM THE RYOTWARI SYSTEM ?


LONG ANSWER FOR 3 STD IN CORNWILLAIS 

Answer 1

Mahalwari Sysrem- It is one of the three main revenue systems of land tenure in British India

the other two being the zamindar (landlord) and the ryotwati (individual cultivator

The revenue settlement was made with the estate—hence the term mahalwari

—and there were distinct types of assessmen

Ryotwari System- It is also one of the three principal methods of revenue collection in British India.

It was prevalent in most of southern India, being the standard system of the Madras Presidency

The principle was the direct collection of the land revenue from each individual cultivator by government agents.

For this purpose all holdings were measured and assessed according to crop potential and actual cultivation

Answer 2

In Mahalwari system the task of collecting revenue and paying it to the company was given to the headman of each mahal. Also , the revenue demand was not fixed permanantly but could be revised periodically.
While In Ryotwari system was devised by Thomas Munro. Under this , the company made a revenue settlement directly with the ''ryot'' or peasant. The farmer was recognized as the owner of the land as long as he paid the land revenue. Also,the revenue was fixed according to the fertility of the soil. ★