This article looks into the role of land reform in comparison to concentric effort to augment agricultural GDP. Redistributive land reform policy aims to improve land endowments of poor, though varies among states in respect to political will and implementation. Panel data of fifteen main states from 1980 to 2003 is used to understand whether land reforms have any appreciable impact on reducing rural poverty. An examination of effect of land reform along with agricultural GDP on rural poverty suggests that decrease in land concentration has greater impact on reducing rural poverty. A policy with combination of equitable economic progress and redistributive efforts is advocated.