Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Just after independence, steps were taken to abolish intermediaries and to make the tillers the owners of land.

Reason(R): Ownership of land would give incentives to the tillers to invest in making improvements in the production of crops.

From the given alternatives choose the correct one:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Due to introduction of various land revenue settlement system, the farmers were exploited to the zenith. Thus, after independence, government took steps to remove intermediaries and give tillers ownership rights of the land. This would motivate the tillers to invest in making improvements in the production of crops.