SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

Similarities Differences
The Agricultural Tenancy Act

- Agrarian reform is a relatively new term Agrarian reform includes land reform as It means remedying not only
that encompasses all the meanings of land well as changes in farm operations, the defect in the distribution
reform but also includes other aspects rural credit, training or farmers, and use of land but also and
redirecting agricultural system of an marketing or products, and especially, the
economy to a better situation. While it was implementation of the latest technology accompanying human
land reform alone that topped the priority to enhance the productivity of the relations regarding lands,
lists of all governments earlier, it is the farmers. including economic, social
agrarian reform that is the buzzword among and political relations.
the authorities in recent decades. This is
because of the changing role of the land
and agriculture in the development process
of a country. Land reform has now merged
into agrarian reform because of its
relevance and importance in the present
scenario. It is not just land redistribution
that is sufficient for achieving optimum
development though it is more than enough
in bringing about social equality and the
desired changes in patterns of ownership of
land.

The Land Reform Act of 1955 Comprises of land reform and Land reform was initiated by
development of complimentary governments to achieve
- is a term that applies to the relations of the institutional framework such as their social and political
farmers to the land they work upon. Land administrative agencies of the national objectives and also to bring
reform seeks to bring about changes in government, rural education and social about changes in the lives
which land is owned or held by the people, welfare institutions of the poor landless
changes in cultivation methods and also peasants. Over the years, it
changes in the relationship of agriculture Means of production has dawned upon the
with the rest of the economy of a country. experts and governments
Land has traditionally served many Source of status symbol that land reform alone is not
different purposes; namely, sufficient for optimal
Social and political influence development. This has led
to the introduction of
Source of wealth and value. agrarian reform that is a
broader term than land
reform.