Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c29.t2.130

v2.c29.t2.130

Paseti.—5. Paseti is a tax of five ¹ rupees on every plough used in agriculture. It was introduced by Raja Rae Singh, in commutation of the corn-tax, or levy in kind, which had long been established at one-fourth of the gross produce. The Jats were glad to compound, and get rid of the agents of corruption, by the substitution of the plough-tax. It formerly yielded two lakhs of rupees, but with decreasing agriculture has fallen, like every other source, to a little more than one-half, but still yields a lakh and a quarter.