Mahalwari Settlement

2020-04-27 15:02:47

29% of cultivable land under it
Modified form of Zamindari introduced in ==Gangetic plains, North West Provinces, Central India and Punjab==.
& Settlement was made to be village by village with landlords or heads of the family.
Metcalfe + Maine early proponents
Taluqdars per Nurul Hasan were ‘intermediary Zamindars’
Primary Zamindars had proprietary + habitational rights, included small owner cultivators
Initially collected from local lineage dominated ruler and Mughal Jagirdars
High rents resisted, earlier taluqdars liquidated -> new social class banker, moneylenders etc bcame new land owning class/ non cultivating
Shift taluqdar -> Primary Zamindars
Why was it brought ?
- Check oppressive nature of taluq, protect peasant rights, improve agri, get high rev
Problems :
- Survey too complicated, over assessment, agri depression 1828, arrears, diff find buyers
Regulation XI 1833 - RM bird
- Assess rev of entire mahal/ fiscal unit base on net value of potential produce, state share 2/3 for 30 yr
- Flattened whole surface of society many taluq were removed