Contribution to Book
Land Ownership and Tenancy in Odisha
Economy of Odisha: A Profile
(2016)
Abstract
In this chapter, we look into various aspects of land ownership and operational land holding along with land tenure in Odisha. We describe the evolution of ownership and tenurial structures across different regions of the state and find substantial variations in ownership and operational across different social groups (dalits/scheduled castes, tribals/scheduled tribes, and peasant communities, among others) as also that of gender. The trends in ownership and operational holdings point out the process of marginalization and with a crisis in Indian agriculture including that for Odisha, the vulnerable from an operational holding perspective turn out to be dalits and tribals; who for different reasons also own or operate poor quality land. Across districts, those in and around the western district of Sambalpur seem to be doing relatively better, but they have higher inequalities; the coastal districts have a higher incidence of marginalization as also tenancy. Further, compared to the all-India average, the state has a relatively higher incidence of tenancy indicating that the matter needs a policy revisit. In addition, sustainability of agricultural households, the issue of livelihoods, absence of de facto property rights for women and other vulnerable groups such as tribals and insecurity of tenure are all matters of concern.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
Editor
Pulin B. Nayak, Santosh C. Panda, and Prasanta K. Pattanaik
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780199464784
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199464784.001.0001
Citation Information
Srijit Mishra. "Land Ownership and Tenancy in Odisha" New DelhiEconomy of Odisha: A Profile (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/srijit_mishra/113/