Question

Many people feel that the land reform actually harmed a large number of tenants – at- will. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons.

Answer 1

I do agree with this to some extent.

Reasons:

1. Some tenants paid the price fixed by the government and owned their land. 

2. Thousands of poor peasants could not pay the price or did not have legal recognition as tenants. 

3. Zamindars retained control over their Khudkasht lands and declared their tenants to be labourers. 

4. They also evicted a large number of tenants to take over their lands for self-cultivation.