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प्रश्न
What measures do you think the government has taken, or should take, to protect the rights of landless agricultural labourers and migrant workers?
उत्तर
Measures to protect the right of Landless :-
1. Abolition of bonded labour legally :- Bandhua mazdoor (bonded labourers) practice in U.P and Bihar, Halpati System in Gujarat and Jeeta System in Karnataka has been legally abolished by Government of India.
2. Abolition of Zamindari System :- The intermediaries between the peasants and the state were the Zamindars. The state very effectively and intensively passed legislation and this system was abolished.
3. Abolition and regulation act for Tenancy :- These laws discouraged tenancy or ‘Batai’ system. In West Bengal and Kerala, where CPI systems government was in power the tenants got the land rights.
4. Imposition of Land Ceiling Act :- According to this act the upper limit of land for an owner is being fixed. Because of this act to identify surplus land and redistribute among the landless became programme of the state. Binoba Bhave’s Bhoodan yojna instructed this legislation but there are many shortcomings in this act and should be taken care of.
- To improve the condition of landless people living in villages the state should take appropriate measures and this whole sector should be organised.
- The economic conditions of villages should be improved by the state. Villages should be well connected to the ties, job opportunities should be creaked in the villages. Education and health facilities as well as entertainment facilities should be developed in the villages to discourage migration. MANREGA is an effective measure in this duration.
5. Consolidation of Land :- Landowner farmers are given one or two bigger piece of land in lieu of their several scattered small fields. It may be done as voluntary consolidation or as compulsory consolidation. This can bring about lot of efficiencies in agriculture process as a farmer.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Landowners managed to divide the land among relatives and other through ______ transfers.
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Differentiate between the Zamindari system and the Raiyatwari system with regard to the consequence on agricultural prosperity.
How did the Land Ceiling Act prove to be toothless in most of the states?
Discuss the impact of land reforms during the colonial period.
Assertion (A): In most of the states, land ceiling act proved to be toothless.
Reason(R): There were many loopholes and most landowners were able to escape from having their surplus land taken over by the state.
