Mughal Administration c9.s6.5

c9.s6.5

“Then inquire whether the existing ploughs are sufficient for the cultivators of the village. If not, then grant taqāvi (agricultural loans), proportioned to the area of the culturable soil of the village, for the purchase of oxen and seeds, taking bonds* from the headmen for the recovery of the loan with the first instalment of the [next] year’s revenue, and indemnity-bonds (muchilka) from the kroris that they would realize the loan with the first instalment of the [next] year.”