The Deccan Riots Commission was concerned with :

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indebtedness of the peasant

lack of law and order in the Deccan

problems with the Ryotwari system

communal riots in the Deccan

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The Deccan Riots Commission was appointed in 1875 to inquire into the causes of the Deccan riots that occurred primarily in the districts of Poona and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. The riots involved peasants attacking the houses and property of moneylenders. The commission was specifically concerned with the indebtedness of the peasant class (ryots) and the exploitative practices of the moneylenders, which were exacerbated by the land revenue system (Ryotwari) and falling cotton prices after the American Civil War boom.

The Deccan Riots Commission investigated the causes of the 1875 peasant uprising, focusing on peasant indebtedness and the relationship between peasants and moneylenders.

While problems with the Ryotwari system (Option C) contributed to peasant distress and indebtedness, the immediate trigger and focus of the riots, and thus a primary concern of the commission, was the crippling debt owed to moneylenders. The commission’s report highlighted the need for measures to protect peasants from usury and improve the land revenue administration. The riots were not communal (Option D) and while they involved a temporary breakdown of law and order, the commission’s purpose was to identify the underlying causes, not just the state of law and order itself (Option B).

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