Ryotwari system was initially introduced (1820) in

✅ Explanation: The Ryotwari system, a land revenue system in British India, was first introduced in 1820 in the Madras Presidency, which included present-day Tamil Nadu. It was later extended to other parts of British India.

🔑Key Points:
-The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system introduced during the British raj.
-The Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro.
-Thomas Munro served as the governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827.
-Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari System in Bombay and Madras in 1820.
-A direct settlement was made between the government and the cultivators under the Ryotwari System.
-The Ryotwari System was first recommended by Charles Reed.
-The revenue was fixed for a period of time on the basis of the quality of soil and the nature of the crop.
Additional Information
-Warren Hastings served as the governor-general of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.
-He is the only British governor-general who was impeached by the British government.
-Lord Cornwallis is known as the 'father of civil service in India'.
-The Permanent Settlement in Bengal and Bihar was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.
-Lord Ripon is known as the 'father of local self-government' in India.
-He repealed the vernacular press act in 1882.