A safe landing for the landless in India

A safe landing for the landless in India

"Nearly half of the country's rural population is absolutely or relatively landless, according to the NationalLand Reform Policy Draft 2013 formulated by Union Ministry of Rural Development released on July 18 open for discussion and comments till August 31, the policy is going to face opposition from farmers' organisations as it proposes to take away excess land from farmers for redistribution among the landless."
Tuesday, August 6, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (81112)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Promised land : more commitments should be done by the Indian government?

Promised land : more commitments should be done by the Indian government?

"Last October, the Ministry of Rural Development promised thousands of landless Jan Satyagraha agitators that it would draft a new land reforms policy, correct the inequitable distribution of land and safeguard the rights of traditional forest dwellers."
Monday, August 5, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (67950)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Land Rights to Women National Land Reform Policy Draft 2013

Land Rights to Women National Land Reform Policy Draft 2013

"The Union Government of India proposed land reforms for acknowledging the women rights and giving the ownership to rural poor women, according to the National Land Reform Policy Draft 2013 formulated by Union Ministry of Rural Development released on 18 July 2013."
Tuesday, July 30, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (71011)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: 4.0
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Indian Goverment proposes a national land reform together with the task force set up after Jan Satyagraha

Indian Goverment proposes a national land reform together with the task force set up after Jan Satyagraha

Draft land reform policy proposes mechanisms to prepare a land use plan for every village, land rights for women.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (76744)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Indian Government finalises bill to provide roofs for homeless

Indian Government finalises bill to provide roofs for homeless

"(...) The bill said the right to home should be enforced within a time period as specified and in accordance with the plans to be made at the state-level and the district levels for the purpose.
It is the outcome of a 10-point agreement signed in Agra in October last year between the federal government and Gandhian activist PV Rajagopal of Ekta Parishad who had led an agitation of the landless poor.(...)"
Monday, July 22, 2013/Author: Ekta Europe Admin/Number of views (68300)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: 1.0
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