A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

After two decades of debate on the question, the East India Company finally ___(A)___ the Permanent Settlement in 1793. By the ___(B)___ of the settlement, the rajas and taluqdars were recognised as zamindars. They were asked to collect rent from the peasants and pay revenue to the Company. The amount to be paid was fixed permanently, that is, it was not to be ___(C)___ ever in the future. It was felt that this would ensure a regular flow of revenue into the Company’s ___(D)___ and at the same time encourage the zamindars to invest in improving the land. Since the revenue demand of the state would not be increased, the zamindar would ___(E)___ from increased production from the land.