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The Mahalwari system and the Permanent Settlement both started in the 19th century.

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The above statement is False.
1)      The Mahalwari system was developed by Holt Mackenzie, and it was implemented in 1822. Lord Cornwallis, however, introduced the Permanent Settlement in 1793.
2)      Though the permanent settlement lacked an epicentre, the village served as the system's epicentre in the Mahalwari system.
3)      Instead of the Zamindar, the village headman was given the responsibility of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company under the Mahalwari system. The word "Mahal" means village. The zamindars of the Permanent Settlement were acknowledged as rajas and taluqdars under its rules.
4)      In the Mahalwari system, the revenue was to be adjusted regularly. In the Permanent Settlement, revenue was fixed.
5)      In the Mahalwari system, the village headman was responsible for collecting the taxes. The village zamindars in the Permanent Settlement (rajas/taluqdars) were responsible for collecting the taxes.
The Mahalwari system and the Permanent Settlement both started in 1822.

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