Question

What is the difference between consolidation of holding and land ceiling under land reforms?

Answer 1

The need for land reforms in India was very necessary due to the following reasons:
1. Consolidation of Holdings: Consolidation of holdings means the redistribution of all or any of the lands in an estate or sub-division of an estate so as to reduce the number of plots. As the land holdings were small and also fragmented, so it was very necessary to consolidate the land holdings for the use of modern and advanced technology. The farmers were given consolidated holdings equal to the total of the land in their various fragmented plots. This enabled them the benefits associated with the large scale production
2. Land Ceilings: It means legislated fixed amount of land that an individual may hold. The basic motive behind this step was to promote equality of ownership of land holdings. This eradicated the concentration of land holdings in few hands. Government used to confiscate the excess land over the fixed amount of land and distribute it among the landless farmers.

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