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MPSC Rajyaseva 2014 GS Paper 1 — Question 72

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स्वतंत्र भारतात खालीलपैकी कोणती कायदेशीर तरतूद आपणास ग्रामीण सामाजिक, आर्थिक समवाटणी न्याय देण्याच्या दृष्टीने सर्वात प्रभावी वाटते ? Which of the following statutory provisions will you view as the most effective instrument of rural socio-economic distributive justice in the independent India ?

a)वन हक्क कायदा / Forest Rights Act
b)शेतजमीन कूळ कायदा / Agricultural Tenancy Act
c)कृषी कमाल जमीन धारणा कायदा / Agricultural Land Ceiling Act✓ Correct
d)कर्जमुक्ती कायदा / Debt Relief Act

The Agricultural Land Ceiling Act directly addresses rural economic inequality by capping maximum land holdings and distributing surplus land to landless farmers, promoting distributive justice.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 is a key state legislation.

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