Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s24.15

c18.s24.15

The tagai was advanced in both cash and kind, and generally by the Kamavisdar or the Mamlatdar out of his own purse, and in case of his dismissal before the recovery of the tagai loan, it was repaid by his successor in office.³⁷ Thus we see that the Peshwas did almost everything necessary and possible for the improvements of cultivation. Grants were made for irrigation works, special terms were offered for the reclamation of waste lands, tagai loan on reasonable interest and easy terms of payment was advanced to the Rayats to save them from the oppression of the money-lenders and finally to create interest in the permanent improvement of their land, kauls were granted for three to seven years and alienation by sale or mortgage was prohibited.