Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.115

c9.115

Superintendent of Store-House. (*Koshṭhāgārādhyaksha*) [II. 15]. State Store-or Ware-houses were set up at different centres under the system which permitted payment of taxes and dues to the State in kind. The Director of Agriculture had to despatch to the Superintendent of Store-house the agricultural produce of the crown lands of different localities (*sītā*). Next, he had to receive payments in kind of various dues levied by the State. These are thus enumerated: (1) *Piṇḍa-kara*, village cess (2) *Shaḍbhāga*, the State’s share of ⅙ of agricultural produce, (3) *Senābhakta*, military cess in the form of provisioning the army on march through the areas concerned (4) *Bali*, an extra impost of 10 to 20 *paṇas* levied on the village (5) *Kara*, State’s share of fruits grown (6) *Utsaṅga*, presents to king on festive occasions such as birth of a child (7) *Pārśva*, an emergency tax (8) *Parihīṇaka*, compensation for loss to crops caused by cattle (9) *Aupāyanika*, presents to the king (10) *Kaushṭheyaka*, tax on lands irrigated by the State tanks.