land reforms
LAND REFORMS IN PAKISTAN
LAND REFORMS IN PAKISTAN
Land reforms means to break up large estates in small size for distribution to the farmers with or without payments. Land reform in the past was mainly carried primarily for equity and social justice. Now it is mainly carried out for increasing agricultural productivity as well as the income of the farmers. The main land reforms introduced in Pakistan since 1947 are as follows;-
(1) Land Reform Proposals of Agrarian Committee 1948
The all Pakistan Muslim League the then most significant political party formed a Land Reform Committee in 1948 to examine the land tenure system and recommend suitable changes in it. The main recommendations were as under.
1. All the Jagirs as well as the proprietary rights of such land as awarded imams by the British Regime should be taken over by the Government without any compensation.
2. A landlord cannot have more than 150 acres of canal irrigated land, 300 acres of semi irrigated and 450 acres of barani land. The area in excess of the above limit, after being paid suitable compensation in lieu thereof should be distributed among the cultivators.
3. A legal recognition of the fact that occupancy tenants are the virtual owners of their cultivators.
4. Levying tax on farm income at par with non farm incomes.
5. Guarantee of adequate security of tenure to the tenants-at will which should not be less than 16 years in any case.
6. A landlord cannot have more than 25 acres of land for self-cultivation.
7. The share of tenant, out of total produce should be raised from 50% to 66%.
8. To check sub-division and fragmentation of holding, co-operative farming should be promoted.
The above recommendations of the Agrarian Reform Committee were appreciated.
The interested parties, however, stood in the way of their final approval. The recommendations were therefore shelved.
(2.) Land reforms of 1959
. Late Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan constituted a Commission of nine members
LAND REFORMS IN PAKISTAN
Land reforms means to break up large estates in small size for distribution to the farmers with or without payments. Land reform in the past was mainly carried primarily for equity and social justice. Now it is mainly carried out for increasing agricultural productivity as well as the income of the farmers. The main land reforms introduced in Pakistan since 1947 are as follows;-
(1) Land Reform Proposals of Agrarian Committee 1948
The all Pakistan Muslim League the then most significant political party formed a Land Reform Committee in 1948 to examine the land tenure system and recommend suitable changes in it. The main recommendations were as under.
1. All the Jagirs as well as the proprietary rights of such land as awarded imams by the British Regime should be taken over by the Government without any compensation.
2. A landlord cannot have more than 150 acres of canal irrigated land, 300 acres of semi irrigated and 450 acres of barani land. The area in excess of the above limit, after being paid suitable compensation in lieu thereof should be distributed among the cultivators.
3. A legal recognition of the fact that occupancy tenants are the virtual owners of their cultivators.
4. Levying tax on farm income at par with non farm incomes.
5. Guarantee of adequate security of tenure to the tenants-at will which should not be less than 16 years in any case.
6. A landlord cannot have more than 25 acres of land for self-cultivation.
7. The share of tenant, out of total produce should be raised from 50% to 66%.
8. To check sub-division and fragmentation of holding, co-operative farming should be promoted.
The above recommendations of the Agrarian Reform Committee were appreciated.
The interested parties, however, stood in the way of their final approval. The recommendations were therefore shelved.
(2.) Land reforms of 1959
. Late Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan constituted a Commission of nine members