摘要：The present analysis is concerned with Ambedkar’s philosophy regarding land reformand its relevance in present day scenario. Dr. Ambedkar stresses the need for thoroughland reforms, noting that smallness or largeness of an agricultural holding is notdetermined by its physical extent alone but by the intensity of cultivation as reflected inthe amounts of productive investment made on the land and the amounts of all otherinputs used, including labour. He also stresses the need for industrialization so as to movesurplus labour from agriculture to other productive occupations, accompanied by largecapital investments in agriculture to raise yields. He sees an extremely important role forthe state in such transformation of agriculture and advocates the nationalization of landand the leasing out of land to groups of cultivators, who are to be encouraged to formcooperatives in order to promote agriculture
