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Submitted By-
Neha Bareth
B.A LL.B 4th
Year
Topic:- Concept
of Ceiling Lawin India
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Land Ceiling is the Subject which put the ceiling
limit on the extend of holding Land by a citizen as
fixed by Law of the Land.
To regulate the land reform is the mast hard
question for the Indian Eco.By the ceiling law land holder declared their land
in the prescribed manner & if they hold the land
which exceed the ceiling limit then that land taken
away by the Government or redistribute it in to thepoor's.
In Indian contex this step was taken so as to fix
the right to hold immoveable property then to
surrender the excess land so, declared &
approved by the Govt. is empower to take over &
distribute such excess land among the land-less &
needy people for some value or may be free of
cost.
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Zamidari System where the authority of
the land has been captured by some big or
rich land owners.
Zamidar appoint the Intermediate class to
collect the tax easily & they acquire land
free of cost fr. The British Govt..
Reason behind the Agrarian Reform in India:-
Rural Eco. Policies require to be change
Because in British Sinario BritishGovt. introduce -
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Because of this reason the Eco.
Security of the poor peasants lostcompletely & they became poor
day by day & landlord became rich
day by day.!!!!!
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After Independence the Govt. Of India stated
the process of building equity in rural population
& improvement in the employment rate and
productivity.
So, far this reason Agrarian Reform arises & in
this system land was declared as a property of
the state Govt. because of this Agrarian Reform
varied from state to state.
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Main Object behind the
Agrarian Reform
1.Setting proper land
management ,
2. Abolition of intermediaries
class,
3. Preventing fragmentation ofland,
4.Tenancy Reforms !!
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To established the object of Agrarian Reform , the CEILINGon landholding was intended:-(i) Meet the land needs of the landless,
(ii) Reduce the glaring in landownership,
(iii) So, that it may lead to development of co-operative ruler of economic !!
The ceiling Legislation were initiated in many parts of the
country, in the late 50s & 60s J & K was the 1st state in the
country to pass this Act swallowed by West Bengal &
Himachal Pradesh.
Till 1972, about 23 laks acres of land was declared surplus.
During the 2nd five year plan(1956-1960) most state
legislated fixed ceilings but there was little uniformityamong the states.
Time to time many states instituted programs in India.
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By the beginning of 1990s all the states & union territories except Goa,
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram,& Tripura had passed
Ceiling law to confirm to C.G guidelines.
In the year 1980s 1 lakh 50 thousand hectares had
been declared surplus under this Act & Ab 100thousand hectares of land distributed to 65 thousand
landless persons.
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As per the new guidelines, 17 states amended the
ceiling legislations. The range of ceiling varied from
State to State. For instance, in Andhra Pradesh, the
level of ceiling for dry land ranged from 14.16hectares to 21.85 hectares. Karnataka had the limit of
21.85 hectares for dry land, while Punjab had 20.50
hectares and West Bengal 7.00 hectares. For irrigated
lands with two crops, the limit was lowerAndhraPradesh 4.05 to 7.28 hectares, M.P, Maharashtra
7.28 hectares, Punjab 7 hectares, West Bengal 5.0
hectares
Various state and Ceiling Limit-
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Irrigated with
two crops
Irrigated with
one crop
Dry land
Suggested in National
Guide-lines of 1972
4.05 to 7.28 10.93 21.85
Actual Ceilings 6.74
Andhra Pradesh 4.05 to 7.28 06.07 to 10.93 14.16 to 21.85
Assam 6.74 06.74 6.74
Bihar 6.07 to 7.28 10.12 12.14 to 18.21
Gujarat 4.05 to 7.29 06.07 to 10.93 08.09 to 21.85
Haryana 7.25 10.90 21.80
Himachal Pradesh 4.05 06.07 12.14 to 28.33
Jammu and Kashmir 3.60 to 5.06 03.6 to 5.06 5.95 to 9.20 in
Ladakh 7.7 Hec.
Karnataka 4.05 to 8.10 10.12 to 12.14 21.85
Kerala 4.86 to 6.07 04.86 to 6.07 04.86 to 6.07
Madhya Pradesh 7.28 10.93 21.85
Maharashtra 7.28 10.93 21.85
Manipur 5.00 05.00 06.00
Orrisa 4.05 06.07 12.14 to 18.21
Punjab 7.00 11.00 20.50
Rajasthan 7.28 10.93 21.85 to 70.82
Tamil Nadu 4.86 12.14 24.28
Sikkim 5.06 - 20.23
Tripura 4.00 04.00 12.00Uttar Pradesh 7.30 10.95 18.25
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"To provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in
urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land inexcess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of
buildings on such land and for matters connected therewith,
with a view to preventing the concentration of urban land in
the hands of a few persons and speculation and profiteering
therein and with a view to bringing about an equitable
distribution of land in urban agglomerations to subserve the
common good.
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The Sole objective of
this law is to ensure
equal distribution ofthe economic resource
of the country among
the citizens & to uplift
the eco. Weaker
section of the society.
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