The paper, or rather note, is a brief review of some existing literature. It underscores the need for improved land access to the tiller from the point of view of both equity and efficiency. Some of the suggestions are: (i) opening up of the land lease market so that tenancy does not go underground (ii) in states like West Bengal where tenancy is protected, provision could be made to make them owners in part of the land while giving up claims for the rest, (iii) reduce transaction costs in land markets, which include fees but also bribes being paid, (iv) as there is a lot of vested interest in land, efforts should be made to make the transfers transparent, (v) moratorium on ceiling distribution land could be removed after a lag to enable people who have moved out of agriculture to sell the same, (vi) buying of land by the Government at market rates for distribution among the landless, and (vii) ownership rights for women members of households, (viii) while distributing homestead plots, provisions could be made for kitchen gardens to enable some livelihood options, and (ix) build people’s institutions and strengthen civil society to provide some checks and balances.