The Ryotwari system, devised by Thomas Munro, in which peasant cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was prevalent in which of the following present-day states/provinces?

* The Ryotwari System was introduced by Sir Thomas Munro and Captain Alexander Read in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
It was implemented extensively in the Madras Presidency (which includes present-day Tamil Nadu), Bombay Presidency, and parts of Assam and Coorg. Under this system, revenue was collected directly from the landholders (Ryots).