Indian Land Reform

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Land reform
gptkbp:beganIn 1947
gptkbp:challenge Corruption
Legal loopholes
Political resistance
Implementation issues
Evasion of land ceiling laws
Fragmentation of land
Judicial delays
Lack of updated land records
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:effect Increase in small holdings
Mixed success across states
Redistribution of land to landless
Reduction of landlordism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Land Reform
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:State_governments_of_India
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Indian_Constitution
Article 31A of Indian Constitution
Article 31B of Indian Constitution
Article 31C of Indian Constitution
Ninth Schedule of Indian Constitution
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
gptkb:Jawaharlal_Nehru
gptkb:Vinoba_Bhave
gptkb:Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel
gptkbp:purpose Abolition of intermediaries
Redistribution of land
Ceiling on land holdings
Consolidation of land holdings
Reduction of rural poverty
Tenancy regulation
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Zamindari_Abolition_Act
Land Ceiling Act
Land Consolidation Act
Tenancy Act
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bhoodan_Movement
gptkb:Green_Revolution_in_India
Agrarian reform
Land Ceiling Act
Land Consolidation
Tenancy Reforms
Zamindari Abolition
gptkbp:result Partial success
Continued land inequality
Empowerment of some rural poor
Improved agricultural productivity in some regions
Limited impact on Dalits and Adivasis
Persistence of rural poverty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Land_Reform_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7