Explanation: By 1814 the Court of Directors had decided to introduce the ryotwari system.

• This was a system formulated by Governor Thomas Munro. Under this system the ryot, an Anglicization by the British in India of the Arabic word ra‘īyah, meaning a peasant or cultivator, was the proprietor and taxpayer of the land.
• The government dealt with him directly without the intervention of any middlemen.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT