Question

Three features of ryotwari system (in points)

Answer 1

1) The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced in the beginning of the 19th century in many parts of Bombay and Madras Presidencies.
2) In this system, the land revenue was imposed directly on the ryots, the individual cultivators, who actually worked on the land. 3)The peasant was recognized as the owner of the land as long as he was able to pay the revenue but the exploitation continued with the high revenue demands.

Answer 2

ryotwari system was first tried on small scale by Captain Alexander Read in some ares that were taken over by the british company after wars with tipu sultan .It was subsequently developed by thomas munro ,who was governor of madras at that time (1819-26).he extended it over south india.Read and munro felt that in south there were no traditional zamindars. the settlements they argued had to be made directly with ryots or cultivators who had tilled the land for generations.their fields first had to be carefully surveyed before revenue assessment was made.But few years the system got some problems.1.revenue officials fixed the revenue demand too high for their desire. 2.peasants were unable to pay ,ryots fled the countryside and villages became deserted in many regions. Optimistic officials had imagined that new system would transform peasants into rich enterprising farmers. but this did not happened.