Abstract: On the eve of independence, India was facing two serious economic problems. Wide inequalities of income and mass poverty. The solution of these problems requires long run planning to remove poverty and to bring social justice. Mostly in rural areas of the population is still depending on land for livelihood and the land is most unequally distributed the first and the major step in this direction was the abolition of zamindari system. It has been observed that in India, distribution of land emerged from feudalism. This feudalism exhibited high degree of inequality of wealth and this reflects in inequality of income. Land reforms most be reviewed in light of these socio-economic realities. Moreover this important tool for social-economic change in the country. Peasants were often browbeaten and exploited by Mirasdars, rich landowners of the Madras Presidency. The mirasdars dad demmied to wages in kind and failure of north east monsoon questioned the survival and employment of the peasants. The interesting phenomenon is that the cultivators belong mostly to the Caste Hindu Sector wherein the landless, most probably all in the category of Scheduled castes and most backward classes. The Council also constituted a Committee with the Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda, as Chairman and the Minister of Food and Agriculture, the Member in charge of Land Reforms in the Planning Commission, and five Chief Ministers who were Vice-Chairmen of the Zonal Councils, The present paper aims to focus in review the progress of land reforms in different States and propose measures for securing implementation.
