Malguzari / Lagaan
मालगुज़ारी / लगानUttarakhand land records glossary · Calendar & History
What is Malguzari / Lagaan?
Land revenue - the old land tax; tiny amounts still appear in records.
Lagaan or malguzari was the annual land revenue paid to the state, once the government's main income. The khatauni still shows a small revenue figure per holding. Multiples of this figure were historically used to price tenure upgrades (e.g., sirdar to bhumidhar).
Related terms
More in Calendar & History
- Fasli Year - The revenue calendar year, tied to harvests - runs 1 July to 30 June.
- Kharif & Rabi - The two crop seasons the khasra records each year.
- Bandobast (Settlement) - The periodic grand survey that created/revised all village records.
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