How was the Mahalwarisystem different from the Permanent Settlement?
MahalwariSettlement | Permanent Settlement |
Themahalwarisystem, devised by Holt Mackenzie, came into effect in 1822, in the North Western provinces of the Bengal Presidency. | The Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. |
It was devised as an alternative to the Permanent Settlement. | It was aimed at ensuring stable revenue for the East India Company. |
The village headmen were in charge of collecting revenue. | Therajasand taluqdarswere in charge of collecting revenue. |
The revenue amount was not fixed, and was to be revised periodically.The estimated revenue of each plot within a village was added up to calculate the revenue that each village or mahalhad to pay. | The revenue amount was fixed and was never to be increased in the future. |