With reference to the measures of Tenancy Reform in India, which of the statements is/are correct? I. Regulation of rent II. Security of tenure III. Confirment of ownership on tenants Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
With reference to the measures of Tenancy Reform in India, which of the statements is/are correct? I. Regulation of rent II. Security of tenure III. Confirment of ownership on tenants Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Correct Answer I, II and III
The correct answer is I, II, and III.
Key Points
- Tenancy reforms were brought for the regulation of rent, provide security of tenure, and conferring ownership to tenants.
- The tenancy reform laws provide the provisions for registration of tenants or giving ownership rights to the former tenants, so as to bring them directly under the state.
- Regulation of Rent
- With the enactment of legislation for regulating the rent payable by the cultivator's fair rent was fixed a certain percent of the gross produce level in most of the states.
- Security of tenure
- Ejection could not take place except by the provision of the law.
- Land could be resumed by an owner, but only for personal cultivation.
- In the event of resumption, the tenant should be assured of a prescribed minimum area.
- Conferment of ownership rights to tenants
- The tenants of those lands which were not resumable were given occupancy rights on payment of a price.
- The price is to be fixed as a multiple of the rental value of the land.
- Later, the lands where cultivators, agricultural laborers, and artisans had constructed their houses, were called their own land.
Additional Information
- Despite the policy statements, some states could not pass legislation to confer rights of ownership to tenants.
- Few states in India have completely abolished tenancy while other states have given clearly spelled out rights to recognized tenants and sharecroppers.
- The tenancy reforms led to only a small percentage of tenants acquiring ownership rights.
- it has reduced the area under the tenancy.
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