write a short note on ryotwari system
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Explanation:
A system of revenue collection, called the Ryotwari System was introduced in the Madras and Bombay presidencies between 1792 and 1827. The middlemen or the zamindars were removed. The settlement was made directly between the Company and the ryot or the cultivator, who paid the govt. about half the value of the crop.....
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Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820.
Major areas of introduction include Madras, Bombay, parts of Assam and Coorgh provinces of British India.
In Ryotwari System the ownership rights were handed over to the peasants.
British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants.
The revenue rates of Ryotwari System were
50% where the lands were dry, and
60% in irrigated land.
Every peasant was held personally responsible for direct payment of land revenue to the government. However, in the end, this system also failed.
Under this settlement it was certainly not possible to collect revenue in a systematic manner. The revenue officials indulged in harsh measures for non payment or delayed payment.