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Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence

Question
CBSEENEC11008551

Define 'land settlement'.

Solution

With the British acquiring territorial rights in different parts of India, administration of these territories was formulated on the basis of survey of law. It was decided in the intersects of government interms of revenues to be collected from each parcel of land in possession of either ' 'rayot' or a 'mahal' or 'a Zamindar'. Decision in each of these cases was meant for the rights of the latter over lavel for the purposes of either ownership of land on rights to cultivation. This system is known as land/ revenue settlement.