What are the possible impacts of land reform for poor farmers?
Impacts of land reforms for poor farmers are as follows:-
1.Changing over to Market Economy:- During the British period, the agrarian and social structure tended to perpetuate a primitive and backward type of agriculture. It put the economy in the state of stagnation for decades together. The National Commission of Agriculture remarked that “the essence of present situation is that Indian agriculture is in the stage of transition from predominantly semi feudaI oriented agriculture characterised by large scale leading out of land and subsistence farming to a commercialized agriculture increasingly assuming the character of market oriented farming.”
2.Concentration of Land with Big Landowners:-
The concentration of land in the hands of big landowners has not undergone any change during the last four decades. It means disparities have not been reduced in the distribution of land holdings but it has enhanced the disparities in property ownership at village level.
3.End of Feudalism:-
According to report of National Commission, “as a result of land reform the feudal and semi- fedual classes have lost their domination over the agrarian Indian economy.” Moreover, the decline of semi-feudalistic relations had led to develop the agriculture on commercial lines.
4.Growth of Agricultural Labour:-
Another striking feature of land reforms is that it has led to the rapid growth of landless agricultural labourers. This constitutes about 25 per cent of the agricultural population in the country. This class is still subject to various types of economic bondages and social oppressions.
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