Question

What was the contribution of Lord Cornwallis in establishing law and order in British India

Answer 1

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1. Cornwallis suspended whole Board of Revenue for irregularities and enforced the new rules against private trade.
​​​​​2. He laid pressure on the company providing generous salaries in its place.
3. Cornwallis' next major measure was the Europeanisation of the services. All high Indian officials were dismissed and all posts worth more than £500 a year were reserved for Europeans.
4. He settled revenue and land system of Bengal by giving the tax-farmers ten-year contracts
5. Major reform was in the legal sphere.

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