Historical Review of JK Land Reform Laws

Historical Review of JK Land Reform Laws: (From 1887-1976)………Part II

Counter Currents - 2019-02-01 - Original post - Cached copy

In spite of the fact that the Dogra Ruler in 1933 fulfilling “its obligations to its own Muslim subjects” 19 conferred proprietary rights upon the occupancy hereditary cultivators, a good chunk of land still continued to be under the iron grip of Jagirdari & Chakdari systems, and the tenants-at-will of different categories of the landlords continued to be at their[Read More...]

Historical Review of JK Land Reform Laws: (From 1887-1976)………Part I

Counter Currents - 2019-01-31 - Original post - Cached copy

J&K in the past was predominantly agricultural State. Immediately before 1947, near to 90% of its population lived in villages & depended on agriculture. Under Dogra Rule, “in Kashmir the land [belonged] to the Ruler, the cultivators [were] his servants”. 1 In Jammu, proprietorship in lands was claimed by the Dogra monarchs as hereditary, in Ladakh & Batistan it was[Read More...]

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