Question

Mention the loopholes/shortcomings found in the implementation of Land ceiling act ? ​

Answer 1

There were many loopholes found in the implementation of Ceiling Act as ceiling various from region to region:

It has been observed in most of the states these acts proved to be toothless. There were many loopholes and other strategies through which most landowners were able to escape from having their surplus land taken over by the state.

While some very large estates were broken up, in most cases landowners managed to divide the land among relatives and others, including servants, in so-called ‘benami transfers’ – which allowed them to keep control over the land (in fact if not in name).

In some places, some rich farmers actually divorced their wives (but continued to live with them) in order to avoid the provisions of the Land Ceiling Act, which allowed a separate share for unmarried women but not for wives.

It cannot be gainsaid that implementing of the ceiling act passed through many loopholes as ceiling varies from region to region, depending on the kind of land, its productivity and other such factors.