Which of the following is NOT correct of the Ryotwari settlement in the Deccan?
1. Average income from different types of soil was estimated.
2. Revenue paying capacity of Ryot was assessed.
3. A proportion of the revenue was fixed as a share of the state.
4. The amount of revenue demanded was permanently fixed.

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In the Ryotwari settlement in the Deccan, the amount of revenue demanded was not permanently fixed. Instead, it was subject to periodic revisions based on changes in the fertility of the land and other factors. The revenue system that was introduced in the Bombay Deccan came to be known as the Ryotwari settlement. Unlike the Bengal system, the revenue was directly settled with the ryot. The average income from different types of soil was estimated, the revenue-paying capacity of the ryot was assessed and a proportion of it was fixed as the share of the state. The lands were resurveyed every 30 years and the revenue rates increased. Therefore the revenue demand was no longer permanent.