Important Milestones in Land Reforms by the Government of India
As per the 1949 Indian constitution, states were granted the powers to enact and implement land reforms.
- Bihar Land Reforms Act, of 1950 made provisions and implemented the abolition of zamindars as landowners and vested these properties to the state.
- The land reforms established a sharing arrangement between tenant and landlord of land. The 70% of the harvest has to be shared with the person involved in the planting and harvesting expenses.
- The Bhoodan Movements started in April 1951 to urge landowners to voluntarily surrender a part of their land to the landless.
Land Reforms In India
Land reform refers to the government redistributing land from landowners to landless people for agricultural use or other specific purposes. The land is the foundation of all economic activity in every nation. Land reform is a deliberate effort to alter the ownership of agricultural lands, the cultivation techniques used, and the relationship between agriculture and the overall economy. Land reform is considered an important step toward social justice and aims to abolish the exploitative attitude of rich landowning classes over insecure farmers.
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