314 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(B) SERVICE INAMS
- (I) Political Inams : These Inams comprised the class of Inams called “ Jehagirs ” and “ Saranjams .” They were grants made by the State for the performance of Civil and Military services, or for the maintenance of the personal dignity of nobles and high officials who had rendered services to the State in the past. A settlement of these Political Inams was effected by the British Government on the principle of settlement in the case of Personal Inams, viz., they were continued hereditarily for one or more generations according to the date at which the original grant had been made, although they were exempted from the obligation to render service to Government. The result is that these Saranjamdars are receiving grants in the form of Cash Allowances from Government Treasury without rendering any service whatsoever to Government. The loss sustained by Government on account of Saranjams is represented by the Cash Allowances paid to the Saranjamdars annually from the Government Treasury. The following table shows the annual loss suffered by Government on this account :
Annual Loss to Government on Account of Saranjams
Cash Payment to Saranjamdars District Rs. a. P-
Poona .. .. .. .. 34,091 11 11
Sholapur .. .. .. .. 10,651 13 9
Ahmednagar .. .. .. 30,590 12 5 Satara .. .. .. .. 25,447 9 3
Khandesh .. .. .. .. 38,714 5 5
Bijapur .. .. .. .. 11,738 12 1
Nasik .. .. .. .. 47,037 10 4
Belgaum .. .. .. .. 32,875 12 4
Ratnagiri .. .. .. .. 1,079 2 3 Kolaba .. .. .. .. 1,655 10 6 Dharwar .. .. .. .. 30,091 0 3 Southern M.C. .. .. 3,378 15 1
Satara Political Agency .. 158 8 0
Total .. 2,67,501 11 7