Who devised the Mahalwari settlement of land revenue, which came into effect in the North Western Provinces in 1822?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Holt Mackenzie
Holt Mackenzie devised the Mahalwari settlement, brought in in 1822 in the North Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency. The revenue of each village or group of villages (mahal) was assessed and was to be revised from time to time, not fixed for ever. Alexander Read and Thomas Munro are linked with the ryotwari system in the south, and Lord Cornwallis with the Permanent Settlement of Bengal.