With reference to revenue collection reforms introduced during the British period in India, consider the following statements:
1. Under the Mahalwari Settlement, revenue was assessed collectively on a village or group of villages, with village headmen often overseeing collections.
2. Under the Ryotwari System in Madras and Bombay Presidencies, the land revenue was collected directly from the individual cultivators, who were regarded as landowners.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2