Board of Revenue

The Board of Revenue was a Colonial British institution and part of the British Raj in India. It provided the crucial role of revenue management during East India Company (EIC) rule. Created by the EIC in 1781, the board was formed to help the company's government in the detailed work of revenue and administration. The British had discovered "a synthesis between the collection of revenue and the general administration". The first Board of Revenue was set up in Bengal in 1786 and Tamil Nadu soon followed suit. Over the course of time this organization came to be set up in most other provinces. Thus, today we find a Board of Revenue in all states of India.