Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Alexander Read
- Thomas Munro
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UPSC IAS – 2017
The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system where the British government collected revenue directly from the cultivators (ryots). Alexander Read first experimented with this system in parts of Madras Presidency in the late 18th century, and Thomas Munro later significantly developed and implemented it widely across Madras Presidency and other parts of Southern India in the early 19th century.