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What was the impact of permanent settlement system on farmers of Bengal ?
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Gaurav Seth 4 years, 1 month ago

  • The basic demerit of this system was that the efficiency depended upon the nature of the Zamindars. If they were good, the interests of the farmers and the land were looked after very well. They would make improvements in the land which would be beneficial to everyone concerned. But if the landlords were bad, they were negligent of the plight of the farmers and the conditions of the land.
  • This created a class of hereditary landlords forming the upper aristocracy in society who generally led luxurious and extravagant lifestyles.
  • The Zamindars were generally favourable to the British administration and supported the British even during the freedom struggle. There were exceptions.
  • The land assessment was not done properly and land revenue was fixed arbitrarily. This meant that both productive and unproductive land was expected to furnish revenue at the same rates. This created a burden on the farmers of unproductive land. Also, in the case of productive land, it was a loss of revenue to the government.
  • The revenue rates were so high that many Zamindars became defaulters. In time, this system proved to have disastrous effects. In 1811, the British government warned against the imposition of permanent settlement without a proper land survey.
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