Land Reforms Legislations: Problems and Prospects

01/01/1982

Land Reforms Legislations: Problems and Prospects

Moulik T K and Tripathi B L

Working Papers

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Though a variety of land reforms legislations have been created in the past independence days with the objectives of abolition of intermediaries, security of tenants and equitable distribution of land, the implementation of these legislations was far from satisfactory. The land continues to be concentrated in a few large land lords which have adversely affected the per acre investment, conseanatly low return per acre. The exchange relationship by and large remain fondle and semi fondle in character. This is equally true of social relationships. It is deeply influenced by the agrarian structure of the jagirdars. System that prevailed in 1950's. There appears to be some loopholes in the legislations particularly fixation of

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