mention two main features of permanent settlement system in Bengal in 1793.A.D.
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perminent settlement of Bengal was Bihar and madras
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The Permanent Settlement was first initiated in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. This settlement was an agreement between the zamindars and British to fix the land revenue. The idea came from the prevailing system in England where the landlords were the sole controllers of their property. They had to collect revenue from the peasants and look after their interests. The same system was applied to the Permanent Settlement which was also called the Zamindari System.
The main features of the Permanent Settlement were:
1. The landlords or zamindars were the sole possessor of the land.
2. They had hereditary rights over their lands.
3.Zamindars also had to pay a tax to the Company called the Patta.
4. If the zamindars failed to pay their share of revenue to the British, they would lose their lands.
5. The amount of revenue was fixed and it was not to be increased even in the future. This would result in the zamindars taking care of their land and improving the revenue.
6. Since the zamindars were local people, it was believed that they would understand the locality better