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Question
How was the mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?
Solution
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Mahalwari Settlement |
Permanent Settlement |
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The mahalwari system, devised by Holt Mackenzie, came into effect in 1822, in the North Western provinces of the Bengal Presidency. |
The Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. |
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It was devised as an alternative to the Permanent Settlement. |
It was aimed at ensuring stable revenue for the East India Company. |
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The village headmen were in charge of collecting revenue. |
The rajas and taluqdars were in charge of collecting revenue. |
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The revenue amount was not fixed, and was to be revised periodically. The estimated revenue of each plot within a village was added up to calculate the revenue that each village or mahal had to pay. |
The revenue amount was fixed and was never to be increased in the future. |
