How did The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1974 affect land ownership in the state?
The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1974 affected land ownership in the state by placing a limit or ceiling on the amount of agricultural land that an individual could own. This was done to promote equitable distribution of land resources among the farmers and prevent concentration of large tracts of land in the hands of a few landowners. The act led to redistribution of excess land above the ceiling limit, breaking up large estates and distributing them among the landless or marginal farmers, thereby promoting social justice and agricultural growth in the state.