Question

what were the disadvantages of ryotwari system

Answer 1

The Ryotwari system was one of the main systems of
collecting revenue during the British rule in India. It was introduced in 1820
by Sir Thomas Munro and Captain Alexander Read.



Advantages

1. There were no middlemen. The tax was collected directly
from the ryots or cultivators.

2. The ryot was the owner of the land he cultivated.

3. He could transfer, sell or mortgage his property.

4. He could not be ejected from his land as long as he paid
the revenue.

5. Remissions of assessment were granted during unfavourable
seasons.

6. The assessment was fixed in money and it did not change
every year.



Disadvantages

1. The rate of taxation was quite high.

2. The tax was not based on the actual revenues from the
produce of the land. It was based on an estimate of the potential of the soil.

3. In some cases the tax was more than 50% of the gross revenue.

4. The tax had to be paid in cash this exposed the
cultivators to the demands of the moneylenders when crops failed.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ryotwari System was a land revenue system in British India introduce by Thomas Munro.

Explanation:

Disadvantages of Ryotwari System:

• The government claim the revenue as high as the 45 to 55 percentage of the gross production of the settlement.
• So the taxes are more than the production of the farmers.
• The government has the right to enhance the land revenue at will.
• The ryot had to pay revenue even if his produce was partially or wholly destroyed by the drought or flood .
• Their land is sold ,if they failed to pay land revenue .
• Later, the government had declared that, the revenue was rent not a tax .
• The system didn't emphasis on the improvement of the farmers. Moreover the revenue or tax was collected by the government forcefully.