GS Paper III · Agriculture
Land Reforms Current Affairs for UPSC (GS Paper III)
From the syllabus: Major crops and cropping patterns, irrigation, storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce; farm subsidies and MSP; PDS, buffer stocks and food security; economics of animal-rearing; food processing; land reforms; e-technology for farmers
Why it matters: Aspirants must understand how digitized land records, tenancy laws, and equitable distribution remain central to addressing agrarian distress and promoting inclusive rural development.
In the news
October 2026
06 Oct 2026Telangana
Telangana introduces automatic property mutation under new ActUnder a new legislative act, the Telangana government has enabled the automatic mutation of properties across the state. This system automatically registers transfer of ownership in municipal and land records once a property transaction...
September 2026
16 Sep 2026
Telangana to Investigate Assigned Land EncroachmentsThe Telangana state government announced the formation of a fact-finding committee to inspect large-scale irregularities concerning assigned lands. Assigned lands are government tracts distributed historically to landless rural poor...
July 2026
12 Jul 2026
Persistent Tribal Land Disputes in JharkhandDespite strong historical protections like the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and the Santhal Parganas Tenancy (SPT) Act, land disputes continue to persist in Jharkhand's tribal belts. Experts point to incomplete land records, illegal...
Practise Land Reforms
5 of our latest questions on this topic.
Question 1 of 5
Under a newly implemented legislative act, which state has enabled the automatic mutation of properties immediately following land registration?
Mains practice
Despite robust statutory safeguards like the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and the Santhal Parganas Tenancy (SPT) Act, tribal land alienation and land disputes persist in parts of central India. Critically analyze the structural and administrative bottlenecks that undermine the efficacy of these legal shields.
15 marks
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