The Ryotwari System was introduced by:

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SSC GD Previous Paper 11 (Held On: 14 Feb 2019 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Thomas Munro.

Important Points

The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system introduced during the British raj.
The Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro.
- Thomas Munro served as the governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827.
Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari System in Bombay and Madras in 1820.
A direct settlement was made between the government and the cultivators under the Ryotwari System.
The Ryotwari System was first recommended by Charles Reed.
The revenue was fixed for a period of time on the basis of the quality of soil and the nature of the crop.

Additional Information

Warren Hastings served as the governor-general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.
- He is the only British governor-general who was impeached by the British government.
Lord Cornwallis is known as the 'father of civil service in India'.
- The Permanent Settlement in Bengal and Bihar was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.
Lord Ripon is known as the 'father of local self-government' in India.
- He repealed the vernacular press act in 1882.