GENERAL ECONOMIC SURVEY

DISTRIBUTION OF LAND

Statistics of distribution of land are available only for 19,29,840 acres (both khalsa and inam) for the year 1952-53. More than 72.5 per cent of the total area, i.e,. 15,98,796 acres of holdings was distributed among 1,55,763 holders holding less than 15 acres each, 1,95,917 acres among 11,073 persons, and 3,35,127 acres among 23,415. Nearly 48.4 per cent owned land up to live acres and held 13.4 per cent of the land, 35.3 per cent between 5 and 15 acres and held 32.1 per cent of the land and the rest, viz., 16.3 per cent owned lands with more than 15 acres with total holdings amounting to 53.5 per cent of the land. The average size of a holding in the district works out at 10.1 acres per holder, the average number of fragments per holding was estimated at 2.1 and the size of each fragment came to 4.9 acres. The fragmentation of each holding makes the holding in many cases uneconomic. The Bombay Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947, is being implemented to consolidate uneconomic fragments and to improve the present position.

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