(a) whether `National Council for Land Reforms` has been set up during the year 2007 under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether no meeting of the said council has been held so far;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether around one-third population of the country is landless; and
(f) if so, the details thereof State-wise?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI)
(a) & (b): National Council for Land Reforms was constituted under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister on 9th January, 2008 to lay down broad guidelines of policy recommendations on agrarian relations and land reforms based on the recommendations of the ?Committee on State Agrarian Relations & the Unfinished Task in Land Reforms?.
The composition of the council is as under:-
Prime Minister Chairman
(A) Govt. of India/Ministers
(i) Minister of Rural Development Member
(ii) Minister for Agriculture Member
(iii) Minister for Environment & Forests Member
(iv) Minister for Panchayti Raj Member
(v) Minister for Tribal Affairs Member
(vi) Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Member
(vii) Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission Member
(B) Chief Minister of States
(i) Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh Member
(ii) Chief Minister, Bihar Member
(iii) Chief Minister, Karnataka Member
(iv) Chief Minister, Kerala Member
(v) Chief Minister, Maharashtra Member
(vi) Chief Minister, Orissa Member
(vii) Chief Minister, Rajasthan Member
(viii) Chief Minister, Tripura Member
(ix) Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh Member
(x) Chief Minister, West Bengal Member
(C) Other Members
(i) Dr. Bina Agrwal, Member
(ii) Dr. C.H. Hanumantha Rao Member
(iii) Dr. G.K. Chadha Member
(iv) Shri P.V. Rajgopal Member
(v) Shri. S.R. Sankaran Member
(vi) Dr.S.S. Johal Member
(vii) Prof. V.S.Vyas Member
(viii) Shri Walter Fernandes Member
Secretary, Department of Land Member Secretary
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