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प्रश्न
Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
Who among the following Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
विकल्प
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Curzon
Lord William Bentick
उत्तर
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation:
Charles Cornwallis was dispatched to India in 1786 with the mission of reforming the company's policies. In 1786, the East India Company Court of Directors suggested a permanent solution for Bengal, reversing Calcutta's strategy of increasing zamindar revenue.
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From the Fifth Reports Referring to the condition of zamindars and the auction of lands, the Fifth Report stated: The revenue was not realised with punctuality, and lands to a considerable extent were periodically exposed to sale by auction. In the native year 1203, corresponding with 1796-97, the land advertised for sale comprehended a jumma or assessment of sicca rupees 28,70,061, the extent of land actually sold bore a jumma or assessment of 14,18,756, and the amount of purchase money sicca rupees 17,90,416. In 1204, corresponding with 1797-98, the land advertised was for sicca rupees 26,66,191, the quantity sold was for sicca rupees 22,74,076, and the purchase money sicca rupees 21,47,580. Among the defaulters were some of the oldest families of the country. Such were the rajahs of Nuddea, Rajeshaye, Bishenpore (all districts of Bengal), … and others, the dismemberment of whose estates at the end of each succeeding year, threatened them with poverty and ruin, and in some instances presented difficulties to the revenue officers, in their efforts to preserve undiminished the amount of public assessment. |
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- Analyse any two limitations of this report.
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