Question

what is the meaning of mahalwari system?

Answer 1

The Mahalwari system was a revenue collection system that was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822 in British India. It was one of the three major land tenure systems implemented by the British in India. The other two systems were the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793 and the Ryotwari system in 1820.it covered the States of Punjab,Awadh and Agra, parts of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. During the 1800s, the British tried to establish their control over the administrative machinery of India. The System of Land Revenue acted as a chief source of income of the British. Land was one of the most important source of income for the British. Thus, they used land to control the entire Revenue system, strengthening their economic condition in India.

Answer 2

ANSWER

mahalwari system, one of the three main revenue system of the land tenure in British India, the other two being the Zamindar and the ryotwari. the word mahalwari is derived from the Hindi Mahal, meaning of house or by extension, a district.