Agrarian Economy of Orissa and Poverty: Reflexive Observation

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Published Jan 10, 2007
Bishnu C. Barik Anita Dash

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C. Barik, . B. and Dash, A. . (2007) “Agrarian Economy of Orissa and Poverty: Reflexive Observation ”, The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food. Paris, France, 15(1), pp. 65–75. doi: 10.48416/ijsaf.v15i1.301.
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2. Under the Sun-set law, many affluent Bengalis including traders, money-lenders and those connected with East India Company, acquired Zamindari in Orissa, because some of the Zamindars failed to pay the revenue in time. See Mohanty,M.1984, “Social Roots of Backwardness in Orissa : A study of class, Caste and Power, Social Science Probing, 1 (2) pp. 184-228; Pathy,J.N.. 1981, Op.cit.
3. Pathy,J.N. 1981 Ibid.
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9. The Orissa Government Enacted and Amended the following Acts :-
(1) Orissa Tenancy Act – 1936
(2) Orissa Estate Abolition Act – 1951
(3) Orissa Tenant Protection Act – 1948
(4) Orissa Land Reforms Act – 1965
(5) Orissa Debt Bondage Act – 1948
(6) Orissa Land Reforms Act – 1973
According to Land Reforms Act of 1973, the ceiling was fixed at 10,15,30 and 45 acres per family of five members for various categories of land.
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confirms the fact.
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42. Ibid, p.75
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45. Reserve Bank of India, 1969 Report of All India Rural Credit Review Committee, Bombay (Mimeo), p.23
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