Ruling the Countryside — Social Science STD 8 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceRuling the Countryside3 Marks
Question
What were the problems with ryoti system?
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Answer
Under the ryoti system, the planters forced the ryots to sign a contract, an agreement (satta). At times they pressurised the village headman to sign the contract on behalf of the ryots.
Those who signed the contract got each advances from the planters at low rates of interest to produce indigo. But the loan committed the ryot to cultivating indigo on at least 25 percent of the area under his holding.
The planter provided the seed and the drill, while the cultivators prepared the soil sowed the seed and looked after the crop.
The planters wanted that the indigo should be grows in the best soil.
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