Ruling the Countryside — Social Studies STD 8 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesRuling the Countryside3 Marks
Question
What problems did Permanent Settlement pose?
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Answer
Problems:
Company officials soon discovered that the zamindars were in fact not investing in the improvement of land. The revenue that had been fixed was so high that the zamindars found it difficult to pay.
By the first decade of the nineteenth century the situation changed. The prices in the market rose and cultivation slowly expanded. This meant an increase in the income of the zamindars but no gain for the Company since it could not increase a revenue demand that had been fixed permanently.
Some had lost their lands in the earlier years of the settlement; others now saw the possibility of earning without the trouble and risk of investment. As long as the zamindars could give out the land to tenants and get rent, they were not interested in improving the land.
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