Bataidari system is a sharecropping, an agricultural practice where a landowner lends his land to another who spends money and labour and the produce is shared by the owner and the tenant.[1] it is prevalent in the state of Bihar in India where nearly 35% of cultivable land is under this system.[2][3][4]
History
The system was prevalent during British Raj in many parts of India, including fertile plains of Punjab, in other places the jotedar system was prevalent. Since more of the tenants were poor labourer they had to borrow money from money lenders for cultivation, this perpetuated the poverty cycle.[5] Though land reforms were implement across Bihar after independence through the Bataidari Act, but deemed exploitative against labourer and lead to violence, especially caste violence between labour communities and landowners.[6][7] In the past, landforms have been demanded and even made a political plank in state assembly elections, especially by Left parties.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Nitish Kumar's Honourable Exit: A brief history of caste politics. Economic and Political Weekly. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Land reforms, bataidari' tops Left agenda(2010-10-11). Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Bihar BJP chief banks on Nitish for smooth seat-sharing talks(2010-05-31). Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Land Reforms And Farm Diversity{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. APH Publishing(1 January 2005). ISBN 978-81-7648-838-9
- ↑ Peasant History of Late Pre-colonial and Colonial India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pearson Education India(2008). ISBN 978-81-317-1688-5
- ↑ Rural Tension In India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Discovery Publishing House(1 January 1998). ISBN 978-81-7141-416-1
- ↑ Dimensions of Development: Agriculture{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Concept Publishing Company(1 January 1998). ISBN 978-81-7022-741-0
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