Question

State Demand under the Permanent Settlement was fixed on :

1. 89 percent of the rental
2. 11 percent of the rental
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 89 percent of the rental

The correct answer is 89 percent of the rental.

• According to the Permanent Settlement the Zamindars were recognized as the permanent owners of the land.
• They were instructed to pay 89% of the annual revenue to the state and were permitted to enjoy 11% of the revenue as their share.
• The Zamindars were left independent in the internal affairs of their respective districts.

• Lord Cornwallis introduced Zamindari System in 1793 by implementing the Permanent Settlement Act.
• It was introduced in the provinces of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Varanasi. Also known as Permanent Settlement System.
• Lord Cornwallis was Governor-General of India (1805–1805).
  • He founded a Sanskrit College at Benaras for Hindus and this is today the Government Sanskrit College in Benares.
• John Shore, the man who planned the Permanent Settlement and later succeeded Cornwallis as Governor-General, calculated that if the gross produce of Bengal was taken as 100, the Government claimed 45, zamindars and other intermediaries below them received 15, and only 40 remained with the actual cultivator.