Imagine that you are giving a representation to a British Government Enquiry
committee. Write down the grievances of tenant farmers in the form of an
appeal
SCERT Telangana Class 8 Social Science Ch 10 Landlords and Tenants
Answers
The Zamindars are not concerned about the improvement of the land. They are collecting tax from the tenant farmers rather than revenue. They had mistook their duty for power. They are not giving the 90 percent which was decided to be given to the Government. The tenant farmers are facing problems because of the less production of the crops. In this typical situation also, the zamindars are forcing farmers to give tax. The results which are expected in introducing Permanent Settlement are not coming. So, I request you to concentrate on the tenant farmers to increase the crop cultivation and our profit also.
1. Zamindars collects more revenue from them as rent, which is usually 3 to 7 times higher than land revenue.
2. The rights on the lands of cultivators are made insecured by the zamindars.
3. To pay the rent the tenants have to take loan from moneylenders and when unable to repay, the tenants are taken to courts and their lands get auctioned. In this way they looses their lands.
4. The peasants are forced to work on the personal lands of landlords, if they refuse the soldiers force them to do vetti ( work without wages).
5. The peasants are not allowed to work on their own field properly.
6. The peasants are also forced to supply ghee, vegetables, gur, straw, cow dung free of cost to the zamindars.
The above are problems faced by the tenants/peasants, that needs to be redressed soon.