Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s23.11

c18.s23.11

In the year 1747-48, Ramchandra Ballal, officer in charge of the Parganas Bakvada and Jalalabad in Sarkar Bijyagad, represented that his districts were visited by a terrible famine, and in spite of his attempts at relief made in the shape of tagai advancement, several people had already succumbed to the effects of the scarcity of food. He therefore requested a reduction of the assessment for four years and his prayer was granted.²⁵