Tax Free Land

 British Administration in Garhwal   -21         

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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -37

            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -875

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                              By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)

      Trail stopped the tax free Jagir/land offered to various landlords by Garhwal King or Gurkha rulers. He started paying salaries to Khanduris in place of Jagir. Traill kept very small land in tx free zone.

The Muafidar or landlords of tax free land were –

Muafidar----------Area in 1823(per 20)------------ NominalTax Rs.

J. Henry ----------------62-------------------------------18

Balmukund--------------35----------------------------40

Amar Singh--------------78-----------------------------32

Chintamani----------------20-------------------------------25

Others -----------------------21-------------------------------0

Baron -----------------------10---------------------------------0

Total--------------------------226----------------------------115

(Atkinson)

  

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 15/8/2016

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -876

*** History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun, (Pauri, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli) Garhwal (1815-1947) to be continued in next chapter

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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References  

 1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -7 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -1, page 171-72

2- Atkinson, Himalayan districts vol.3 page 303

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History of British Rule, Administration , Policies, Revenue system,  over Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule , Administration , Policies Revenue system  over Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Dehradun , Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, ,Revenue system  over Bageshwar  Kumaon, Uttarakhand ;

History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, Revenue system over Haridwar, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand;