Background to Permanent Settlement
Earlier in Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar, land revenue was collected by zamindars. A Diwan was appointed to look after the zamindars and monitor them so that he wouldn’t collect tax illegally. But after the Battle of Buxar1762, the right to collect revenue was handed over to the British East India Company, which was unaware of the local norms. Due to this, the local zamindars started to violate laws and increased revenue, farmers were forced to sell their produce at low cost, and peasants were burdened with heavy taxes. All these collectively led to the Bengal famine which killed nearly 10 million people.
The Bengal famine was an eye more open for the British East India Company and several reforms were made to improve agriculture in India permanent settling was another reform introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
What were the problems created by permanent settlement?
India is an agriculture-based country. The vast majority of individuals in India rely upon agribusiness for their work. A land charge is the fundamental wellspring of income for the lords for ages. In history likewise, numerous brutal rulers took advantage of the average people by forcing deceptive expenses.
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