Revenue System (Part X- Types of Land Ownership)

Land owned by one person
Land owned by two persons
Land of religious institutions

Except above typed of land, other land considered as ‘Khalsa land’ for revenue determination.

Regarding the measurement of land, Maharaj had given some commands as follows:

Every land enumeration officer should visit every village and register the total amount of land in that village, and out of that how much is cultivated and how much is not.

The land of each village should be inspected and divided into hilly, marshy and black.

One, two, three and four grades should be done while determining the land classification.

After determining the income of each village, it should be recorded how much income can be generated from that village during Kharif and Rabi seasons.

After estimating the crop and water of a village, how much income was generated in the past and how much tax was collected from it, as well as how much crop can be produced and how much income can be obtained should be compared.

The officers inspecting the village should estimate how much additional income can be obtained if they use more labor and money in the future.

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