"After introducing the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, the zamidars regularly failed to pay the land revenue demand." Examine the causes and consequences of it.

"After introducing the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, the zamidars re

1.	"After introducing the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, the zamidars regularly failed to pay the land revenue demand." Examine the causes and consequences of it.
Answer» Solution :The initial demands were very high ARGUING that the burden on zamindar would gradually decline as agticulnmral production expand and price rose. (i) The initial demands were very high price rose (II) A high demand was imposcd in 1790s when the agricultural prices were depressed. This made difficult to pay their ducs to zamindar. (iii) The zamindars could not collect rent and pay the rent. (iv) Revenue was in variable, regardless of the law, the payment had to be PAID before sunset. If not done, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned. (v) The permanent settlement limited the power of Zurgindar to collect rent from the ryot. (vi) The Company RECOGNIZED zamindars as important but wanted to control and regulate them. (vii) Zamindars lost their power to organize local justice and local police. (viii) Rent collection was a perennial problemn. Sometimes bad harvest and low prices made payments of dues difficult for ryots. (ix) Sometimes ryots deliberately delayed payments but the zamindar could not assert his power over them. (x) Rich ryot, village head MAN, Jotedars and Mandals were happy to see the zamindars in trouble.