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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2021General Studies
Question
In the ryotwari system of land administration:
Options
- A Zamindars took responsibility of collecting taxes
- B Land owners took the responsibility to pay taxes
- C Farmers directly paid land taxes to British colonial government
- D No taxes were levied on lands owned by farmers
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Correct Answer
C Farmers directly paid land taxes to British colonial government
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Ryotwari system of land revenue
- Implemented by: Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras.
- Year: 1820
- Areas under the system: Madras, Bombay, Assam and Coorg provinces.
- Tax to be paid by: Farmers directly to the government.
- Peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land. They had ownership rights of the land.
- Tax rates:- 50% in dryland and 60% in the wetland.
- Taxes had to be paid in form of cash which caused the rise of moneylenders and increased exploitation of peasants and cultivators