Batta
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batta-168-17189058
title:
Batta
text:
In the British Raj, batta or bhatta or bat-ta was a banking term and a military term, meaning (i) an agio or disagio, (ii) a special allowance made to officers, soldiers, or other public servants in the field, and (iii) any additional or extra charge elsewhere. The term is probably derived from Kannada bhatta. Batta was originally introduced as a payment to military officers of the East India Company, in addition to their ordinary salary, to provide them with money for field-equipment and other
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description:
Type of employee allowance
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batta
date created:
2005-10-23T10:20:00Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T03:38:17Z
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