One category of land reform laws sought to regulate rents and give some security to cultivators working land owned by others. In which states did it bring a radical restructuring of the agrarian structure?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → West Bengal and Kerala
Option (1) Punjab and Haryana — Incorrect. Punjab is known for the Green Revolution, a later programme of new seeds and inputs. Its tenancy laws, like those of most states, were never implemented very effectively.
Option (2) Eastern U.P. and Bihar — Incorrect. Eastern U.P. and Bihar belong to the many regions where tenancy laws were never implemented very effectively. Tenants there stayed without secure land rights.
Option (3) West Bengal and Kerala — Correct. The laws described are the tenancy abolition and regulation acts. In West Bengal and Kerala they brought a radical restructuring of the agrarian structure that gave land rights to the tenants.
Option (4) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu — Incorrect. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu are linked with the first wave of the Green Revolution. Their tenancy laws were among those never implemented very effectively.
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