Question

Who was ryot?Why was the munro system introuced in south india .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ryot (alternatives: raiyat, rait or ravat) (Urdu: راعیت) was a general economic term used throughout India for peasant cultivators but with variations in different provinces. While zamindars were landlords, raiyats were tenants and cultivators, and served as hired labour

permanent settlement 1793 in northern and eastern India led to dissatisfaction and revolt against the Company rule, So it was not an option on the table for Sir Thomas Munro. ... so it was Sir Thomas Munro who implemented Rayotwari system in Madras presidency in 1820.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Ryot

Ryot (alternatives: raiyat, rait or ravat)

(Urdu: راعیت) was a general economic term used throughout India for peasant cultivators but with variations in different provinces.

While zamindars were landlords, raiyats were tenants and cultivators, and served as hired labour.

The system was devised by Capt.

Alexander Read and Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Munro at the end of the 18th century and introduced by the latter when he was governor (1820–27) of Madras (now Chennai).

The principle was the direct collection of the land revenue from each individual cultivator by government agents.

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