GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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Industrial reforms
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Banking reforms
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Land Reforms
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External reforms
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the abolition of intermediaries of all types, nearly 2 crore tenants became owners of their own lands. The tenure laws were updated and the land reforms were finally showing some positive results. The other important step taken was the imposition of the land ceiling.
Detailed explanation-2: -Immediately after Independence four important components of land reform were thought of as major policy interventions in building the land policy. These included: (1) the abolition of intermediaries; (2) tenancy reforms; (3) fixing ceilings on land holdings; and (4) consolidation of landholdings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agricultural holdings tax appears nowhere in India’s land reform programme while ceiling on holding, consolidating of holdings and zamindari abolition are the main parts of land reform programme in Indian agriculture.