The importance of land in underdeveloped countries

Land is considered a valuable asset for all of us. In simple term if we define what is land we can say that it is that part of earth surface which is not covered by water and which is dry, but in real sense we are bothered that part of  the land which is usable for human survival and development. We know that earth is containing three part of water and one part of land. But in this one part of land people are not able to use that part of land which is situated in high hill area, desert area and the area which is covered with dense forest. So, the land which is near the river is very much valuable and precious for human being.

For survival land is considered a productive capital. History tell us that many war had been happened to protect own motherland, but due to its fixed nature the pressure on land increased day by day with increasing population .Though our modern technology try to increase the portion of land artificially in the earth surface through land reclamation or land fill (is the process creating new land from ocean riverbed and earth bed).

In economic sense our economic sector is divided in to three sectors. Primary sector, secondary and tertiary sector .In primary sector agriculture plays a vital role and in this sector it is the main source of income. In secondary and tertiary sector production and service sector plays their role. As per our economic structure in underdeveloped and developing countries the percentage of income mostly comes from agriculture sector. On the contrary in developed countries most of the income comes from secondary and tertiary sector. So in developed countries we can observe that the facilities of banking sector, railway services, airway services, new invention are more than the underdeveloped countries.

In this three sector though land is an important factor of production, but pressure on land is comparatively high in primary sector which is the main source of income of underdeveloped countries and developing countries. More over high population rate, illiteracy, disguised unemployment creates a massive pressure on land. In short in underdeveloped countries families like labour, tenant, agriculture laborers faced a miserable condition as they have not their own land and without agriculture they have also not any other options of income.

To release this type of pressure on land, land reform in India  reform plays an important role. In the post of independence through land reform government try to minimize the disputation of land. The basic objectives of land reform is to abolish Zamindari, Mahalwari and Ryotwari system, Confirm the ownership of land holding and implement the ceiling of land holding.

A large portion of land which government gets through ceiling of land holding is known as special land. Government redistributes this land as per the need of this landless people with proper papers. This System is known as “Did of settlement” or locally known as “Patta”, through this the land less family now able to confirm their meal through farming.

It is really need to judge the matter in how much this type of government steps eradicate poverty and push the under developed economy towards developed once.