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Land Tenure Systems
Land Tenure – Meaning:
Land tenure refers to the way in which land is held by an individual from the Government. It shows the
relationships between the land holder and the State. The absolute ownership of land rests
with the Government. Government gives proprietary rights to individuals or communities.
Thus, whom we call a land owner, is in that sense is the proprietor of that land and he
has to pay land renew for that.
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Land Tenure
Land Tenure means, how the land
(which ultimately belongs to Government) is held by the landholder or operator. For their
convenience, British Govt., introduced exploitative tenure systems like Zamindari,
Mahalwari, in very large areas of the country. However, a good system like Rayatwari was
introduced only in 2 states viz. Bombay and Madras.
Soon after
independence, Zaminderi Abolition Acts were passed in different States and lands were
given to the tillers of the soil. Similarly, Tenancy Acts were passed in order to stop the
exploitation of tenants by the landowners (holders).