(a) whether the Government has recently carried out any national review of the implementation of land reforms in the States;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the land reforms are being carried out at a much lower scale than has been envisaged;
(d) if so, the present position in this regard; and
(e) the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI A. NARENDRA )
(a) No Sir.
(b) to (e) Land & its management falls within the
legislative & administrative jurisdiction of the States as
provided in entry 18 of the State List (List II) of the
Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The
Ministry of Rural Development plays an advisory and
coordinating role. Land Reform measures are discussed in
the periodic Revenue Ministers and Revenue Secretaries
conferences and decisions taken to accelerate the pace of
implementation of land reforms. The Ministry of Rural
Developments monitors the status of implementation of Land
Reform through Quarterly/Monthly Progress Reports.