Question

What are the effects of mahalwari system

Answer 1

● The company government entered an agreement at the level of 'Mahals' with regard to payment of land tax in Uttar Pradesh, in many parts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi .

● 'Mahal' means taluk.

● R.M Bird and James Thomson implemented this system.

● There were differences in the implementation of this system from region to region.

● The Big and small Zamindars were part of this system.

● Since the company officials fixed more land

tax than the expected production from the fields;

many Zamindars had to lose their ownership of the lands.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mahalwari system was one of the main revenue systems of the British in India. ... In this system, the land revenue was collected by the village headmen, and it was not fixed. The peasants were the owner of the land, and every peasant had to give his share of the revenue.