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Revenue settlement in Mahalwari system was made

Revenue settlement in Mahalwari system was made Correct Answer Village headman collected revenue from a village(s) and gave it to the British.

The correct answer is Village headman collected revenue from a village and gave it to the British.

Important Points

  • Holt Mackenzie felt that the village was an important social institution in north Indian society and needed to be preserved.
  • Under his directions, collectors went from village to village, inspecting the land, measuring the fields, and recording the customs and rights of different groups.
  • The estimated revenue of each plot within a village(s) was added up to calculate the revenue that each village/group of villages (mahal) had to pay.
  • This demand was to be revised periodically, not permanently fixed.
  • The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the village(s) headman, rather than the zamindar.
  • This system came to be known as the Mahalwari settlement.

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