what are the benefits to the British from the permanent settlement
Answers
Advantages:
1. The peasants condition improved and there was an
improvement in agriculture.
2. It resulted in a political advantage to the English as
the landlords who became the owners of the land became true supporters of the
English government.
3. Permanent Settlement led to the modernisation of India in
the sphere of revenue system.
4. The English government did not have to fix the revenue
every year. The income of the government was fixed once for all.
5. A large number of employees were no longer needed for the
revenue administration of the company and could devote their services to other
departments of the company.
But some scholars say that the permanent settlement had many
disadvantages:
1. It had an adverse affect on the income of the company as
the revenue was fixed on the low side due to lack of proper measurement.
2. The system was beneficial only for the landlords. The
condition of farmers did not improve and they continued to be the victims of harassments
by the landlord.
3. The landlords who were not able to pay the required
revenue, their land was sold off.
4. The landlords led a luxurious life and did not do anything
to improve agricultural produce.
5. The system created a special class of zamindars who were
loyal to the English this hurt the national feeling of the people.