which of the following was not an objective of land reforms policy of India?

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MPSC 2013 Prelims Paper 1 official paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is Agriculture Finance.

Key Points

Land Reforms Policy in India:
- Before Independence Lands were not under the control of Farmers. It was mostly in the hands of Zamindars and Jagirdars.
- So after Independence Indian government formed a committee under J.C.Kumarappa to develop a land reform policy.
- Land reform policy of India had 4 main components: Abolition of the Intermediaries, Tenancy Reforms, Fixing Ceilings on Landholdings and
  Consolidation of Landholdings. Hence, Option 1 and 2 are correct
- Objectives:
  - To enhance the productivity of the land by improving the economic conditions of farmers and tenants
  - To ensure distributive justice and to create an egalitarian society by eliminating all forms of exploitation
  - To create a system of peasant proprietorship with the motto of land to the tiller
  - To transfer the incomes of the few to many so that the demand for consumer goods would be created
- The first phase of land reforms had the abolition of Intermediaries, Tenancy reforms, Cooperative and community development programmes. .
- Land reforms have nothing to do with Agriculture finance. Hence option 3 is not correct.