Question

Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement:

• A. Permanent Settlement
• B. Mahalwari Settlement
• C. Ryotwari Settlement
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Ryotwari Settlement

• Ryotwari System was the second system of collection of land revenue after Permanent Settlement. Thomas Munro and Captain Reed who were the founder of this system first introduced it in Baramahal district (Tamilnadu). After that, this system was introduced in Madras, Eastern Bengal, Assam, Coorg and some areas of Bombay. In Ryotwari System, the ownership rights were transferred to the peasants British government collected taxes directly from the peasants. 51% of British occupied Indian area was included in this system. The high rate of taxes and strictness during collection became a significant cause of struggle between money lenders and peasants.