Which of the following statements are TRUE about the Permanent Settlement?

(A) The Permanent Settlement came into operation in 1773.
(B) The revenue demand was fixed in perpetuity.
(C) The zamindars were given proprietary rights over the land.
(D) Failure in the timely payment of revenue led to the confiscation and auction of the estate.
(E) Permanent Settlement was withdrawn within 20 years due to its unpopularity.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B), (C) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C) and (D) only

Given statements:

(A) The Permanent Settlement came into operation in 1773.  (INCORRECT). The Permanent Settlement came into operation in 1793.
(B) The revenue demand was fixed in perpetuity. (CORRECT)
(C) The zamindars were given proprietary rights over the land. (CORRECT)
(D) Failure in the timely payment of revenue led to the confiscation and auction of the estate. (CORRECT)
(E) Permanent Settlement was withdrawn within 20 years due to its unpopularity. (INCORRECT).Permanent Settlement was NOT withdrawn within 20 years due to its unpopularity.

"In introducing the Permanent Settlement in 1793, British officials hoped to resolve the problems they had been facing since the conquest of Bengal. After a prolonged debate amongst Company officials, the Permanent Settlement was made with the rajas and taluqdars of Bengal. They were now classified as zamindars, and they had to pay the revenue demand that was fixed in perpetuity. In terms of this definition, the zamindar was not a landowner in the village, but a revenue Collector of the state. The Company fixed the total demand over the entire estate whose revenue the zamindar contracted to pay. The zamindar collected rent from the different villages, paid the revenue to the Company, and retained the difference as his income. He was expected to pay the Company regularly, failing which his estate could be auctioned.