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The Ryotwari system is associated with the name of Thomas Munro, who was appointed Governor of Madras in May 1820. [4] Subsequently, the Ryotwari system was extended to the Bombay area. [5] Munro gradually reduced the rate of taxation from one half to one third of the gross produce, even then an excessive tax. [6]
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An agency was created to govern the new settlement, and the factor Andrew Cogan of Masulipatinam was appointed as its first Agent. [10] All the agencies along India's east coast were subordinated to the East India Company presidency of Bantam in Java. [11] By 1641, Fort St George became the company's headquarters on the Coromandel Coast. [12]
The zamindari settlement was based on a similar settlement established in Bengal. The Zamindari settlement of Madras was largely unsuccessful and was wrapped up in 1852. However, a few Zamindaris remained till India's independence in 1947.
He is regarded as the father of the 'Ryotwari system'. His official minutes, published by Sir A. Arbuthnot, form a manual of experience and advice for the modern civilian. Munro was created a baronet in 1825. [9] He died of cholera on 6 July 1827 while on tour in the ceded districts, where his name is preserved by more than one memorial.
The ryotwari (or ryotwary) tenure related to land revenue imposed on an individual or community owning an estate and occupied a position analogous to that of a landlord. The assessment was known as "zamindari". [11] The land revenue was imposed on individuals who are the actual occupants, and the assessment was known as "ryotwari".
Establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras Presidency (1820) by the governor Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet; Establishment of Mahalwari System in Northern India by Holt Mackenzie (1822) Bengal Tenancy Act was passed (1822) General Committee of Public Instruction was formed (1823) John Adam (acting) (1779–1825) 9 January 1823: 1 August 1823 ...
The Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) of 1969 was an act aiming at vesting of agricultural land to the cultivators and was specially created for the Gudalur Taluk of Nilgiris District in Tamil Nadu State in India.