With reference to the Mahalwari system consider the following statements 1 Holt McKenzie was associa...........

Ancient and Medival History Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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With reference to the Mahalwari system, consider the following statements.

1. Holt McKenzie was associated with the conception of this system.

2. Under the system, ryots paid a variable sum to the Zamindars who then paid to the British.

3. A field was a basic unit of revenue assessment.

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Explanation:

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 was added up to calculate the revenue that each village (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 headman, rather than the zamindar.This system came to be known as the mahalwari settlement.