Zamindari Abolition Acts

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:abolishedSystem zamindari
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkbp:aimsTo empowering peasants
reducing rural inequality
gptkbp:category Indian land reform legislation
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:India
1950s
gptkbp:enactedBy various state governments in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zamindari Abolition Acts
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Indian_Constitution
gptkbp:notableActor Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950
West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953
Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950
gptkbp:precededBy British colonial zamindari system
gptkbp:purpose abolition of zamindari system
gptkbp:relatedTo land reforms in India
Article 31A of Indian Constitution
gptkbp:resultedIn end of intermediary landlords
transfer of land to tenants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:landowner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5