- Zamindari system was abolished to release land from big landlord who were least interested in agriculture.
• Lands were consolidated to bring small pieces together to increase the farm size.
Drawbacks:
• Despite a ‘ceiling’, people with excess land managed to violate the laws.
• The tenants who worked on someone else’s land were given greater legal security which rarely implemented.
• Landowners were very powerful and wielded considerable political influence.
