‘A majority of farmers oppose the changes to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act’
4 years, 8 months ago

‘A majority of farmers oppose the changes to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act’

The Hindu  

Prakash Kammardi, former chairman, Karnataka Agricultural Prices Commission, and retired professor of Agricultural Economics from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, cautions that the proposed changes to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act will pave the way for large-scale “de-peasantisation” and corporatisation of agriculture in Karnataka. According to a study done by the Karnataka Agricultural Prices Commission, of those who had left their land fallow, 61 per cent were small and marginal farmers. A majority of farmers opposed this move, with only 33 per cent in favour of the government’s proposed changes in the agricultural sector. Further, 59 per cent of the respondents disagreed strongly with the manner in which these major changes in the agricultural sector were being thrust upon farmers via the ordinance route, precluding discussion and consultations.

Bengaluru Karnataka Farmers Reforms Land Companies Changes State Cent Act Agricultural Proposed Klra  oppose  changes  act  majority  cent  reforms  farmers  karnataka  klra  companies  land  proposed  agricultural

History of this topic

Heralding new land reforms
1 week, 2 days ago

Heralding new land reforms

The Hindu  

The N. Chandrababu Naidu government has introduced a series of land reforms to overhaul land administration in Andhra Pradesh. Another reform was the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing Act, 2024, which prescribes imprisonment ranging from 10 to 14 years along with penalties equivalent to the value of the grabbed property. In the ongoing Budget Session, the government has …

Decision to repeal APMC (Amendment) Act welcomed by KPRS
1 year, 9 months ago

Decision to repeal APMC (Amendment) Act welcomed by KPRS

The Hindu  

The Hassan district unit of the Karnataka Pranta Raita Sangha has welcomed the State government’s decision to withdraw the amendments to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Act, 2017, passed during the BJP regime. In a press release issued on Friday, KPRS Hassan district unit president H.R. Naveen Kumar and secretary Vasanth Kumar said the farmers had opposed the amendments to the …

Protests across Karnataka against farm bills, Land Reforms Act; Cong asks state to withdraw law | 10 points
4 years, 6 months ago

Protests across Karnataka against farm bills, Land Reforms Act; Cong asks state to withdraw law | 10 points

India Today  

Pro-farmer organisations in Karnataka are observing a bandh to protest over the amendments to the APMC and land reforms act. The protests, being staged across Karnataka, are against two amendments to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act and the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act passed by the Karnataka Assembly despite strong objection by the opposition parties, mainly the Congress and JD. …

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To State Govt On Plea Challenging Amendment To Land Reforms Act
4 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To State Govt On Plea Challenging Amendment To Land Reforms Act

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act Ordinance, 2020 promulgated on July 13. It is further stated that "The Karnataka government has been attempting to defeat the very objective of the Land Reforms Act slowly, but deliberately. The economic forces who want to …

Karnataka Assembly Passes Nine Bills in Just 3 Hours Including Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2020
4 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Passes Nine Bills in Just 3 Hours Including Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2020

News 18  

In just three hours, the Karnataka Assembly passed nine Bills including crucial ones like Karnataka Land Revenue Bill on Friday. The Revenue Minister, R. Ashoka tabled the Karnataka Land Reforms Bill, 2020, which is dubbed as death knell to farmers in the state by both Civil Activists as well the opposition parties. It is not the truth at all.” According …

Farmers, traders undecided over Karnataka Bandh on Friday
4 years, 6 months ago

Farmers, traders undecided over Karnataka Bandh on Friday

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka government introduced Land Reforms Bill, aimed at removing restrictions on anyone purchasing agriculture land. Even though farmers are protesting against the move, farmer groups in the State are undecided whether to participate in the Karnataka Bandh on Friday or not. However, two major farmer groups, which spearheaded massive rally on Monday, protesting against the Land Reforms Bill are …

Changes to land reforms opposed at ‘people’s session’ in Karnataka
4 years, 6 months ago

Changes to land reforms opposed at ‘people’s session’ in Karnataka

The Hindu  

A coalition of civil society groups held an “alternative people’s session” on the question of land reforms at Freedom Park on Tuesday and opposed the Karnataka Land Reforms Bill, 2020. Mr. Siddaramaiah said the amendments being brought to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, were undoing the land reforms brought about by D. Devaraj Urs in the 1970s that ensured …

29 organisations to launch campaign against Karnataka government
4 years, 6 months ago

29 organisations to launch campaign against Karnataka government

The Hindu  

The BJP government is facing the heat with 29 organisations, including Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Dalit Sangarsha Samiti, and labour organisations, declaring that they would stage a joint struggle against the alleged dilution of land reforms, besides the “anti-labour” and “anti-farmer” pieces of legislation brought about by the government. Announcing this at a press conference on Monday, leaders of the …

RSS farmers wing drums up opposition to Yediyurappa’s move to amend land laws
4 years, 8 months ago

RSS farmers wing drums up opposition to Yediyurappa’s move to amend land laws

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The BJP government of Karnataka has received a rude jolt from the farmers wing of the RSS, which has issued a call to burn the gazzette notification containing an amendment to the Land Reforms Act 1961, thereby enabling purchase of agriculture land by industries. Curiously, an independent survey conducted by former Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission chairman Prakash Kammaradi has …

Karnataka: Undoing land reforms
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka: Undoing land reforms

The Hindu  

On June 11, the Karnataka Cabinet headed by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party approved a policy decision that seeks to make major changes to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, There has been widespread opposition to the move by farmers’ bodies, Left organisations and opposition parties in the State. He said that the proposed amendments would “destroy …

Farm land purchase: Removing curbs will help educated youth take to farming, says B.C. Patil
4 years, 9 months ago

Farm land purchase: Removing curbs will help educated youth take to farming, says B.C. Patil

The Hindu  

Defending the decision of the State Cabinet to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, to allow non-agricultural families to buy farm land, Agriculture Minister B.C. In such a context, removing curbs on purchase of farm land would go a long way in attracting them to farming, he said. Mr. Patil maintained that only Karnataka had curbs related to purchase …

Discover Related