Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Alexander Read
- Thomas Munro
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Detailed Explanation:
Answer: Option 3 — 2 and 3 only
The Ryotwari Settlement was a land revenue system introduced in British India where settlements were made directly with the cultivators (ryots). Alexander Read first introduced this system experimentally in the Baramahal district of Madras Presidency in 1792, and Thomas Munro later refined and expanded it across the Madras Presidency, making him the principal architect of the system.
✅ Statement 1 – Incorrect: Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement (Zamindari System) in Bengal and Bihar in 1793, not the Ryotwari Settlement.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: Captain Alexander Read first introduced the Ryotwari system in the Baramahal district (Madras Presidency) in 1792 after the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
✅ Statement 3 – Correct: Thomas Munro refined and extended the Ryotwari system across most of the Madras Presidency and later became Governor of Madras (1820–1827), establishing himself as the primary architect of this land revenue system.
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