Question

meaning of land celing​

Answer 1

Answer:

What is Ceiling on Land Holdings?

1. It means fixing maximum size of land holding that an individual/family can own.

2. Land over and above the ceiling limit, called surplus land.

if the individual/family owns more land than the ceiling limit, the surplus land is taken away (with or without paying compensation to original owner)

3. This surplus land is

distributed among small farmers, tenants, landless labourers or

handed over to village panchayat or

4. Given to cooperative farming societies.

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Answer 2

Answer:

It means fixing maximum size of land holding that an individual/family can own.

Purpose :- The stated purpose of the law is "bringing about an equitable distribution of land in urban agglomerations to subserve the common good.