Which one among the following relates to a land revenue policy introduced by the English East India Company?
Pitt's India Act
Mahalwari Settlement
Regulating Act
Subsidiary Alliance
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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.).