Agricultural Productivity
- Earlier large tracts of wasteland belonging to zamindars/ big farmers remained uncultivated. These lands were given to landless labourers as a result of which there is increase in area under cultivation leading to food security.
- Equal distribution of land will encourage intensive cultivation resulting in increased agricultural production leading to higher production levels.
- Some farm management studies conducted in India testified that small farms yielded more production per hectare. It is so because family members themselves cultivate small farms.
- Even one hectare of land is also an economic holding these days on account of improvement in agricultural technique. Hence, small size of holding due to ceiling will not have any adverse effect on agricultural production.
- Atleast some of the Land owners shifted to direct ‘efficient’ farming in order to get ‘exemption’ from land ceiling.
- Consolidation of landholdings ensures that small bits of land belonging to the same small landowner but situated at some distance from one another could be consolidated into a single holding to boost viability and productivity.
Social Equity
- In a land-scarce country with a significant section of the rural population below the poverty line, the case for ensuring that everyone has access to some minimum amount of land seems compelling from the point of
- In a rural economy, whoever controls land, controls the power.
- The tenancy laws have given the tillers protection from exploitation by providing them security of tenure and fixing maximum chargeable rents.
- Land ceiling reduced this power inequality among villagers.
- The intermediary rights have been abolished. India no longer presents a picture of feudalism at the top and serfdom at the bottom.
- Promoted spirit of cooperation among villagers.
- It will help develop cooperative farming
