QUESTION 3
GS3
10 marks
What were the factors responsible for the successful implementation of land reforms in some parts of the country? Elaborate.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain the factors behind successful land reform in certain states.
ElaborateAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Successful cases: Kerala (tenancy abolition), West Bengal (Operation Barga), Jammu and Kashmir (Big Landed Estates Abolition Act, 1950)≈35 words
- 2Factors: political will and left or reformist governments, peasant mobilisation, updated land records, bureaucratic commitment, panchayat involvement≈35 words
- 3Contrast with failures elsewhere≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ContextState casesCommon factorsContrastConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not naming states
- Listing measures instead of factors
Draw this
- Table: state → reform → key factor
Value addition
- ExampleOperation Barga (1978) in West Bengal recorded about 15 lakh sharecroppers.Government of West Bengal
- ExampleKerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1969 abolished tenancy and conferred ownership on tenants.Government of Kerala
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