What were the limitations of the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?

CBSE Class 8
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What were the limitations of the Permanent Settlement of Bengal?

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Limitations of the Permanent Settlement of Bengal:

  1. The revenues of the land were fixed at a much higher rate. Most of the zamindars found it difficult to pay the revenues. Anyone who was not able to pay lost his zamindari rights.
  2. Because the zamindars were not sure if they would get the zamindari of the same piece of land again, they made no efforts to improve the land.
  3. Zamindars tried to exact maximum revenues from the peasants. This led to the deterioration of the condition of the farmers and left them to the mercy of the zamindars.
  4. The zamindar had to pay fixed revenues to the government even after the expansion of cultivation. The British realised that this was causing a loss of revenues.