Which of the following is NOT a component of land reforms?

Correct option is C

Correct Answer: (c) Industrial privatisation

Explanation:

• Industrial privatisation is related to economic reforms, not land reforms.
• Land reforms focus on restructuring land ownership and cultivation systems.
• Key goals of land reforms include reducing inequality and protecting tenant farmers.

Information Booster:

• Land reforms in India mainly targeted feudal land structures post-Independence.
• Major components: abolition of zamindari, tenancy protection, land ceiling, and land consolidation.
• Implemented under various state laws between 1950–1970s.
  
• Land ceiling aimed to redistribute surplus land to landless labourers.

Additional Knowledge:

• Land ceiling: Limits maximum landholding; a core land reform.
• Tenancy reforms: Protect tenants and regulate rent; part of land reform.
• Abolition of intermediaries: Ended zamindari; first major step in land reforms.