How has fragmentation of land holding occurred in India?

1.	How has fragmentation of land holding occurred in India?
Answer» The holding of LAND fragmentation in India occurs in four different concepts: • Economic holding – INDICATED that the size of land will provide necessary support to the family. • Basic holding – is a smaller size than that of economic holding with only subsistence living to farmers. • OPTIMUM holding – defined by the agrarian COMMITTEE as three times of economic holding. • Family holding – an area which is as big as the PLOUGH unit.

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The holding of LAND fragmentation in India occurs in four different concepts:

• Economic holding – INDICATED that the size of land will provide necessary support to the family.

• Basic holding – is a smaller size than that of economic holding with only subsistence living to farmers.

• OPTIMUM holding – defined by the agrarian COMMITTEE as three times of economic holding.

• Family holding – an area which is as big as the PLOUGH unit.

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