Question

The advantages of land leasing act are

• A. Security of tenure
• B. Guaranteed ownership
• C. Dispute redressal mechanism
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All the above

Model (Agricultural) Land Leasing Act, 2016 is proposed by the Centre’s think tank NITI Aayog to increase investments in agriculture and productivity.

Advantages:

- It legalises land leasing to promote agricultural efficiency, equity and power reduction. This will also help in much needed productivity improvement in agriculture as well as occupational mobility of the people and rapid rural change.

- Through this act, the landlord can legally lease the land with mutual consent for agriculture and allied activities. It allows automatic resumption of land after the agreed lease period without requiring any minimum area of land to be left with the tenant even after termination of tenancy, as laws of some states require.

- Lease holders may receive institutional loan, insurance and disaster relief so that he may invest in agricultural land.

- It also ensures setting up of a dispute resolution mechanism