Land Reform in India

Land Reform in India had been adopted to combat poverty and to promote equity in the large rural population of this country.

• Reasons behind Land Reform:

The main reasons behind the introduction of land reforms in India are detailed below:

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Land Reform in India had been adopted to combat poverty and to promote equity in the large rural population of this country.

• Reasons behind Land Reform:

The main reasons behind the introduction of land reforms in India are detailed below:

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• During the British period the ownership of land had been transferred to some big landholders called Zamindars. So, not only the production was fully controlled by them but also the profit had been enjoyed by those few landowners. Therefore the sharecroppers hardly got a chance to earn. Those landowners had no urge to improve the farmers’ economic condition because they wanted maximum profit. The British Government had also patronized them for their vested interest. So, the rate of employment decreased and social equity had lost completely.
• After independence, the British authorization was gone, but in some remote areas land had been acquired by some outsiders.
• As a result no economic security was there which followed low productivity because the landowners had been depriving the farmers for a long period.
• The prevailing agrarian structure also led to poverty because money had been distributed only to some big landowners.

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• Perspectives:

The purpose of land reform in India was to reorganize the rural economic structure for better employment opportunity and productivity . Land reform also aimed at promoting equity by the redistribution of land.

For more information one may visit the following links: 

Emergence of Land Policy in India	Land Policy Formulation Through Planning Period
Tenancy Reform in India	Tenancy Laws in India