Q. Which of the following statements above Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?
1. It recognised the cultivators as the owners of land.
2. It was a temporary settlement.
3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer:
1, 2 & 3
Notes: Under the Ryotwari System the Government claimed the property rights to all the land, but allotted it to the cultivators on the condition that they pay taxes. Farmers could use, sell, mortgage, bequeath, and lease the land as long as they paid their taxes. In other words Ryotwari system gave a proprietary right upon the landholders. But if they did not pay taxes, they were evicted.