In earlier classes we have studied about land distribution. How does the following image reflect this idea. Write a paragraph about this in the context of Indian agriculture.

GmailLand reforms in India have a very prolonged history. Before the colonial rule, the land was in the hands of the community as a whole. It had completely changed when the British invaded India.
Lord Cornwallis had introduced Permanent Land Settlement for Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in 1793. According to this system, certain farmers were employed as landlords who had to pay a fixed commission to the East India Company. Certain intermediaries called zamindars/landlords were also formed. The farmers purchased land from the landlords and used it for agricultural purpose. This land was often given for rent and the people who hired the land were called tenants.
However, the land was distributed in an unequal manner which gave a lot of power to the zamindars and nothing to the actual tillers of the soil. Many Land Reforms were introduced since independence. Such as the abolition of the zamindari system, consolidation of holdings, tenancy reforms etc. India is a large country were agriculture is the primary source of income coupled with an increase in the population especially in the rural areas. The land reforms had many different financial and political opinion.
The main aim of Land Reforms are:
1. To reduce the inequalities in the ownership of land.
2. To register all the tenants with the village panchayat
3. To ensure a land ceiling and take away the surplus land with the farmers.
4. To establish a relationship between the farmers and the ceiling
5. To remove rural poverty
6. To increase agriculture productivity
7. Adequate protection of tribals
The main outcomes of Land Reforms are the following:
1. The powerful zamindars and intermediaries had become inexistent and stopped exploitation.
2. The land was transferred from the intermediaries to the small peasants.
3. The ex-zamindars and intermediaries had engaged themselves in other indiaactivities. Thus, contributing to the national growth of the country.
4. The land ceiling was introduced which had stipulated the maximum size beyond which no farmer could hold the land. The objective was to promote Economic growth with Social Justice.
5. Usually, lands are passed from generation to generation without any proper documentation. Now, the government made it compulsory for every land to have proper documentation