♤ Arguements Against:

o Because of land ceiling, enterprising farmers were unable to enlarge their holding by buying or leasing lands of small farmers. This way, large economic holdings with high agricultural productivity could not become a reality.

o Small farms hinder mechanised farming thus hampering productivity.

o Small farmers have limited capital to improve production.

o Because of small land holding size, the input costs are high, causing agriculture to be non-remunerative and productivity to be low.

o Very little of the surplus land was distributed, and hence a most of it remained uncultivated.

At the outset land ceiling was an important, and necessary, measure for equitable growth in the country. Over the years the size of an economic agricultural holding decreased due to scientific advancements. It is evident that Indian farmers have produced record crop year after year. Thus, it cannot be argued that land ceiling has had an adverse impact on the agricultural productivity in India.