Land Revenue System
(i) The revenue system that was introduced in the Bombay Deccan came to be known as the ryotwari settlement. The revenuc was directly settled with the ryot. (ii) The average income from different types of soil was estimated, the revenue-paying capacity of the ryot was assesscd and a proportion of it fixed as the share of the state.
(iii) The lands were resurvcyed every 30 years and the revenue rates increased. Therefore, the revenue demand was no longer permanent.
(iv) It was based on Ricardian ideas. Peasants fell into Debt-trap of money lenders
(i) Duriog the-1820s-the-revenue-that was demanded was so high.
(ii) In areas of poor soil and fluctuating rainfall, the problem was particularly scute-When rains failed and harests were poor, peasants found it impossible to pay-the revemre.
(iii) However, the collectors in charge of revenue collection were keen on demonstrating their efficiency and pleasing their superiors. So, they went about extracting payment with utmost severity.
