01380nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100004400060245007100104260003300175300003300208520084500241773003301086942000701119952010801126  c533378d533378260518b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAzad, P. and  Ratnakumari, K .A.960647  aInequalities in landholdings: Evidence from social groups in INDIA  aEconomic & Political Weekly   a61(18), May 2. 2026: p.48-56  aThis paper analyses landholding inequality in India using data from the 2019 NSSO All India Debt and Investment Survey. It finds persistent disparities across social groups, with Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes facing acute deprivation despite land reforms. Landownership is highly concentrated, particularly among the top decile. The analysis suggests that post-reform economic policies have reinforced these inequalities, with sharper disparities urban areas for SCs and STs, and significant concentration among affluent Other Backward Classes and Forward Castes in rural areas. The paper also links landholding inequality to debt vulnerability, underscoring the need for policies promoting more equitable land access and distribution.-Reproduced 

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  aEconomic & Political Weekly   cAR  00102ddc40709408554aIIPAbIIPAd2026-05-18h61(18), May 2. 2026: p.48-56pAR138873r2026-05-18yAR