Q 14 / 55
UPSC CSE Prelims 2017
Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Alexander Read
- Thomas Munro
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
EXPLANATION
Correct Option (C)
Options 2 and 3 are correct. The Ryotwari Settlement was primarily associated with Alexander Read and Thomas Munro.
- Alexander Read initiated the Ryotwari system in the Baramahal district in 1792.
- Thomas Munro further developed and widely implemented the Ryotwari system in Madras Presidency from 1820 onwards.
Incorrect Options:
Option 1 is incorrect. Lord Cornwallis was associated with the Permanent Settlement (also known as the Zamindari System), introduced in 1793, primarily in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. This system established zamindars as landowners responsible for collecting revenue from peasants and paying a fixed amount to the British East India Company. It differed fundamentally from the Ryotwari system, which involved direct revenue collection from the cultivators (ryots).
