mention the most important features of the Ryotawari system
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Revenue settlement was done directly with the ryots. Measurement of field and an estimate of produce was calculated. The government fixed the demand at 45 to 55 percent of the produce
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The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 based on system administered by Captain Alexander Read in the Baramahal District. It allowed the government to deal directly with the cultivator ('ryot') for revenue collection and gave the peasant freedom to cede or acquire new land for cultivation. The peasant was assessed for only the lands that they cultivated. Shivaji abolished the Jagirdari System and replaced with Ryotwari System somewhere in mid 1600's, and changes in the position of hereditary revenue officials which was popularly known as Deshmukhs, Deshpande, Patils and Kulkarnis. [1][2]