Which of the following is incorrect about Ryotwari Settlement?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Revenue demand was fixed permanently.
Option (1) Introduced in Bombay Deccan. — Correct statement. The revenue system introduced in the Bombay Deccan came to be known as the ryotwari settlement.
Option (2) Revenue was directly settled with the ryot. — Correct statement. Unlike the Bengal system, the revenue was settled directly with the ryot: his revenue-paying capacity was assessed and a proportion of it fixed as the share of the state.
Option (3) Revenue demand was fixed permanently. — Incorrect statement. Since the lands were resurveyed and the revenue rates increased, the revenue demand was no longer permanent. A permanent demand was the mark of the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, the system the British officials wanted to move away from.
Option (4) Lands were resurveyed after every 30 years. — Correct statement. The lands were resurveyed every 30 years and the revenue rates increased.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 A new revenue system … It was therefore necessary, the British officials now felt, to have a different system. 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 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.…” |