Under the Governor Generalship of ________, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.

The correct answer is Lord CornwallisKey Points

• Lord Cornwallis 
  • Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
  • The permanent settlement is also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal.
  • It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to fix the land revenue.
  • Land revenue was the major source of income for the British in India.
  • Permanent Settlement was one such land revenue system.
  • It was first introduced in Bengal and Bihar and later it was introduced in Madras and Varanasi.
  • This system was also known as the Zamindari system.
  • He is known as the 'Father of Civil Services in India'.
  • He created the post of District Judge.
  • he was the first person to codify laws in 1793.

Additional Information

• Warren Hastings
  • First Governor-General of Bengal.
  • He abolished the dual system of administration.
  • Regulating Act of 1773 and Pitt’s India Act of 1784.
  • Rohilla war in 1774.
  • He established Supreme Court in Calcutta.
  • He founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
  • First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) ended with the Treaty of Salbai.
  • The second Anglo-Mysore war (1780-1784) ended with the Treaty of Mangalore.
• Lord Dalhousie
  • ​He implemented the Doctrine of Lapse
  •  credited with significant infrastructural advancements in India
• William Bentick
  • He known for his efforts in social reform, including the abolition of sati (the practice of widow immolation) in 1829 
  • He emphasized the promotion of Western education in India