warren hastings created the post of collecter in india.
warren hastings created the post of collecter in india.
who created the post of collecter in india?
warren hastings
the east india company took constructive steps to improve the existing systems in india when, in 1688, they opened a post office in bombay followed by similar ones in calcutta and madras. lord clive further expanded the services in 1766 and in 1774 warren hastings made the services available to the general public. the fee charged was two annas per 100 miles. the postmarks applied on these letters are very rare and are named 'indian bishop marks' after colonel henry bishop, the postmaster general of the united kingdom who introduced this practice in britain. the post office department of the east india company was first established on 31 march 1774 at calcutta, followed in 1778 at madras and in 1792 at bombay. after 1793, when cornwallis introduced the regulation of the permanent settlement, the financial responsibility for maintaining the official posts rested with the zamindars. alongside these, private "dawk" mail systems sprang up for the commercial conveyance of messages using hired runners. also, the east india company created its own infrastructure for the expansion and administration of military and commercial power. the runners were paid according to the distance they travelled and the weight of their letters.
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