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Kiran KamateAIR 53

Question 11GS3GS3

While examining the shortcomings of the land reforms in the past, elaborate what land reforms 2.0 should look like.

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Main Body

Land Reforms were the first socio-economic redistribution initiatives taken up in post-independent India, recognizing the disparity in land distribution. Land Reforms 1. Land ceiling limits i Abolition of intermediaries 2. Tenancy Reforms 3. Zamindari abolition 4. Cooperativization - land pooling 5. Bhordan/Grahaldan (Vinoba Bhave) Shortcomings of past Land Reforms: 1. Literal interpretation of supreme court - hindered socialist policies - lack PDS 77 DRCs 2. Lack of land policies wise - except West Bengal and Kerala where communist govt. was there, it failed in other 3. Nexus between policy implementers - political class - zamindars - hindered effective implementation 4. Loopholes - of exception to divided families - was misused to divide the land - rights within the family. 5. Exceptions - large commercial plantations (tea, coffee) - exceptions to land where sustainable investment were made 6. The land under Bhordan - were upfable, didn't any uncle addition 7. Oral tenancy agreement - lack of documentation led to eviction.

Land Reforms 2.0 should include: (1) Land records digitalization and modernization - National scheme for land record digitalization (2) Geotagging - Using technology like GIS (3) Land pooling - WEST MODEL - in MH (4) Sharecropping - for corporate farming - Resoluption = addressed fragmentation (758). Marginal farmers < 2 ha. (5) Drone mapping - SWAMITVA scheme - Property cards (6) Land dispute settlement tribunals - current avg age = 101 year NIB

Thus, there is a need for Land Reforms 2.0, that is based cooperation, coordination and collaboration under pilned digital technology.

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Conclusion

Thus, there is a need for Land Reforms 2.0, that is based cooperation, coordination and collaboration under planned digital technology.

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Diagram

Structured outline of Land Reforms 2.0 components including land records digitalization, geotagging, land pooling, sharecropping, drone mapping with SWAMITVA scheme, and land dispute settlement tribunals

Topper

Kiran Kamate

AIR 53

Subject & Paper

GS3GS3

Topic

Land Reforms, Liberalization, Infrastructure & Investment

Land Reforms in India

Land reforms 2.0

Writing Stats

272

Total words

1

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Conclusive and policy-focused

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