Question

Of Descrite the main feature of the Permanent settlement ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main features of the Permanent Settlement were:

The landlords or zamindars were the sole possessor of the land.

They had hereditary rights over their lands.

Zamindars also had to pay a tax to the Company called the Patta.

Answer 2

Main Features of the Permanent Settlement

• The zamindars of Bengal were recognised as the owners of the land as long as they paid the revenue to the East India Company regularly.

• The amount of revenue that the zamindars had to pay to the Company was firmly fixed and would not be raised under any circumstances,

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• The ryots became tenants since they were considered the tillers of the soil.

• This settlement took away the administrative and judicial functions of the zamindars.