Question

what is premanent settelment

Answer 1

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The Permanent Settlement (also Premanent Settlement of Bengal) was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to settle the Land Revenue to be raised. Lord Cornwallis came to India as the Governor General.

Answer 2

Answer:

Permanent Settlement:

• It is introduced in Bihar and Bengal.

• The Revenue was fixed permanently.

• Local zamindars collected the stipulated amount by a certain date.

• Condition of the peasants pitiable as majority of the zamindars forced the peasants to pay high revenue, so that the surplus could be kept by the Zamindar.

Explanation:

To ensure a regular income, the company decided to fix the land revenue of Bengal and Bihar on a permanent basis.

This scheme was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis, and was known as the permanent settlement.

The system of fixing revenue in advance was extremely advantages to the company