Local Government in Ancient India c12.18

c12.18

a carpenter and a blacksmith for repairing the boat, each of whom got annually 2½ *kalam* of paddy; and the fishermen (number not mentioned) who supplied wood for repairs to the boat and got 2 *kalam* of paddy annually. The village assembly had to have the land cultivated and to pay for the whole process out of the income. If they failed to do it, the then reigning king could fine them and get it done (compare other grounds of state-interference with the local bodies given above). Altogether the total annual expenditure for the operation amounted to 412 *kalam* of paddy.¹