Land reforms were a major development goal in India after independence.

Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reasons. Land reforms were a major development goal in India after independence. Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

This statement is True. When India became independent (zamindars). the ownership of agricultural land was mainly concentrated in the hands of a few landowners. To solve this issue land reforms were initiated and the land was freed up to be given to the actual tillers of the land e.g., the Zamindari system was abolished.