History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2011 History
Who among the following did start the Ryotwari Settlement in Madras?
AThomas Munro ✓ Correct
BAlexander Reed
CMountstuart Elphinstone
DHenry Dundas
Correct answer: (A) Thomas Munro — The Ryotwari Settlement in Madras was started by Thomas Munro, so the answer is Thomas Munro.
Explanation
★The Ryotwari Settlement in Madras was started by Thomas Munro, so the answer is Thomas Munro.
★He developed the system in the early nineteenth century and applied it widely as Governor of Madras.
★Under the Ryotwari system the peasant, or ryot, was recognised as the direct owner of the land.
★Revenue was settled directly between the cultivator and the state, with no zamindar in between.
★The system was used in the Madras and Bombay regions and parts of Assam and Coorg.
★It contrasted with the Permanent Settlement of Bengal, which empowered landlords.
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