Ryotwari system

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf land revenue system
gptkbp:abolished 20th century
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Zamindari_system
gptkb:Mahalwari_system
gptkbp:effect land alienation
increased peasant indebtedness
revenue demand irrespective of crop failure
gptkbp:feature direct settlement between government and cultivator
no intermediaries
ownership rights to cultivators
periodic revision of revenue
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ryotwari system
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Alexander_Read
gptkb:Thomas_Munro
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Bombay_Presidency
gptkb:Madras_Presidency
1820
gptkbp:revenue individual cultivators
gptkbp:revenueAssessedOn gptkb:farmer
gptkbp:revenuePaidBy ryot
gptkbp:revenuePaidIn cash
gptkbp:revenuePaidTo gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zamindari_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6