A.I.D. Spring Review of Land Reform: Country papersAgency for International Development, Department of State, 1970 |
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... SR / LR / C - 22 Land Reform and Rural Poverty in India by Ronald G. Ridker Bureau for Near East and South Asia A.I.D./Washington No. SR / LR / B - 4 1-16 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPRING REVIEW LAND REFORMS in INDIA.
... SR / LR / C - 22 Land Reform and Rural Poverty in India by Ronald G. Ridker Bureau for Near East and South Asia A.I.D./Washington No. SR / LR / B - 4 1-16 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPRING REVIEW LAND REFORMS in INDIA.
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... Participation 73 Rural Society ... 74 Indian Economy and Society 74 v . EVALUATION 76 Conclusion and One Recommendation Postscript 78 88888 80 VI . BIBLIOGRAPHY 81 Following Independence in 1947 , the several States of the CONTENTS.
... Participation 73 Rural Society ... 74 Indian Economy and Society 74 v . EVALUATION 76 Conclusion and One Recommendation Postscript 78 88888 80 VI . BIBLIOGRAPHY 81 Following Independence in 1947 , the several States of the CONTENTS.
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... rural land problem until the 1930's ; even in the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture , 1 / there is a conspicuous absence of any reference to land policy . A most important feature of the tenure development in India is its ...
... rural land problem until the 1930's ; even in the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture , 1 / there is a conspicuous absence of any reference to land policy . A most important feature of the tenure development in India is its ...
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... mile in desert areas . The population was 83 percent rural . 2 / 1 / Thirumalai , p . 120 . 2 / From India , A Reference Annual , 1955 , P. 15 . The Indian work force at the time reforms were being - 20 - Population and Employment.
... mile in desert areas . The population was 83 percent rural . 2 / 1 / Thirumalai , p . 120 . 2 / From India , A Reference Annual , 1955 , P. 15 . The Indian work force at the time reforms were being - 20 - Population and Employment.
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... rural unemployed in 1950-51 at 2.8 million or about 2.7 percent of the agri- cultural work force but , on the basis of later surveys , 1 / the under- employed could have been 15 million or an additional 15 percent . In any event unused ...
... rural unemployed in 1950-51 at 2.8 million or about 2.7 percent of the agri- cultural work force but , on the basis of later surveys , 1 / the under- employed could have been 15 million or an additional 15 percent . In any event unused ...
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Page 54 - It is hard to think of anything more likely to lift up the spirits of masses of depressed or "backward" folk. Carried out properly, such a step might even lead to a real burst of enthusiasm, a genuine release of energy among the working peasantry. Their rights in land would increase and so would their share of the land's product. They would forthwith want more food, clothing and non-luxury housing materials ; in time they would want other commodities, some of the better things of life, and more education...
Page 31 - These recommendations relate to: — (1) Abolition of Intermediaries; (2) Tenancy reforms, eg, security of tenure to the tenants, provision of fair rents and a right of purchase for the tenants; (3) Fixation of ceiling on land holding and the distribution of the surplus land; (4) Improvement of the conditions of the agricultural workers; and (5) Co-operative organisation of agriculture with the ultimate objective of cooperative village management.