Why did the British introduce new systems of revenue in place of Permanent Settlement in areas outside Bengal?
When the British Government expanded its rule outside Bengal, it introduced new systems of revenue. It discarded the system of Permanent Settlement and did not introduce it in any area. It was because of the following reasons: No Share in Enhanced Income: There was an increase in agricultural price after 1810 C.E. It increased the income of the Zamindars in Bengal. Since the revenue was already fixed under the Permanent Settlement, the colonial state was unable to claim any share from the enhanced income of the farmers. As the government wanted to expand its financial resources, it introduced temporary revenue settlements in the newly annexed territories in the nineteenth century.New Systems Thus, we see that the British Government introduced many new revenue policies such as: Temporary Revenue Settlements Ryotwari Settlement.
