Question

What were the impacts of the British Land Revenue system on the cultivators?

Answer 1

Impact of the British land revenue system on the cultivators:

1. A common feature of all the settlements was the assessment and the maximize income from land. It resulted in increasing land sales and dispossession.
2. The peasants were overburdened with taxation. Due to the tax burden and famines, in general, the people suffered in poverty and burdened with debts. They had to seek the moneylenders who became rich and acquired lands from the peasants.
3. The Zamindars, money – lenders, and lawyers exploited the poor peasants.
4. The stability and continuity of the Indian villages was shaken.
5. Cottage industries disappeared on account of the import of British goods and the peasants had nothing to supplement their income.
6. The old body of custom was replaced by a new apparatus of law, courts, fees, lawyers, and formal procedures.
7. The British policy proved advantageous only to the government of a privileged section of the society at the cost of the cultivators who were the rightful owners of their lands and claimants of the larger share of the produce.