Question

Mahalwari system was introduced first in ............

• A. North West regions
• B. South India
• C. Eastern India
• D. Bengal

Answer 1

Answer:

A. North West regions

• Lord Cornwallis British Governor General introduced permanent land revenue system.

• In the Ryotwari system introduced in South India, the land revenue was collected directly from the farmers (Ryots). Though ownership of land was vested with the farmers, excessive tax impoverished them.

• In the Mahalwari system, the village headman was assigned the responsibility to collect tax. The tax rate was excessive in this system too. The entire village (Mahal) was considered as a single unit for tax collection.