Question

Welfare measures taken by feroz shah tughlaqs

Answer 1

Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq made teg following welfare measures during his tenure:
He did not re-conquer the factional areas that had broken away from his territories
He did not conquer additional areas apart from what he had inherited
He made positions for nobles, jagirs, and those in the army capable of being inherited by their sons or sons-in-laws
The salaries of the nobles were raised
Land taxes were lowered
No harsh punishments were given to the convicts
He built many rest houses, tombs, gardens and madarsas
Set up hospitals for free treatment of poor
Offered money for the marriages of the poor girls
Built over three hundred villages and five canals to help in expanding land under cultivation

Answer 2

Answer:

The welfare measures of Firoz Shah Tughlaq were:

1. In order to encourage agriculture, he paid a lot of attention to irrigation. He repaired a number of canals and imposed Haque-i-Sharb or Hasil-i-Sharb ( water tax) .

2. He set up a new department of Diwan-i-Khairat to make provisions for the marriage of poor girls.

3. He was also a great builder. The cities of Fatehabad, Hisar, Jaunpur and Firozabad stand to his credit.

4. He also established a hospital at Delhi described as Dar-ul-Shifa.