What do you mean by land ceiling legislation ? Which hurdles were faced by land ceiling legislation?

Solution

Land ceiling legislation is that legislation which fixed the maximum and minimum limits to the size of holding which one is permitted to hold.

Hurdles faced by land ceiling legislation:

1. The big landlords challenged the legislation in the courts delaying its implementation.

2. They registered their lands in the name of close relatives, thereby escaping from the legislation.

3. The legislation also had a lot of loopholes which were exploited by the big landlords to retain that land.

4. Government of most of states did not take this legislation seriously. They did not commit to the policy of land to the tillers.

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