Which one among the following relates to a land revenue policy introduced by the English East India Company?
[amp_mcq option1=”Pitt’s India Act” option2=”Mahalwari Settlement” option3=”Regulating Act” option4=”Subsidiary Alliance” correct=”option2″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2012
Among the given options, the Mahalwari Settlement is a land revenue policy introduced by the English East India Company. Introduced primarily in the North-Western Provinces, Oudh, and parts of Central India and Punjab, it involved collecting revenue from villagers jointly on the basis of a ‘mahal’ or village, with the village headman responsible for collection.The three main land revenue systems introduced by the British in India were the Permanent Settlement (Bengal, Bihar, Odisha), the Ryotwari Settlement (Madras, Bombay, Assam), and the Mahalwari Settlement (North-Western Provinces, etc.).