Question
How was the Mahalwari System different from the Permanent Settlement?
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Mahalwari system
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Permanent Settlement
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Mahalwari system, devised by Holt Mackenzie came into effect in 1822, in the North Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency.
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Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in 1793.
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The amount to be paid was to be revised periodically, not permanently fixed.
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The amount to be paid was fixed permanently, that is, it was not to be increased ever in future.
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The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the village headman.
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The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the zamindar.
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