Rethinking Equality through Land distribution

Konapur Village, Telangana 2018

 On the importance of land for the dalits, Dr. Ambedkar had said in Agra speech on March 23, 1956, "I am very worried about landless laborers living in the village. I have not done much for them. I am unable to tolerate their grief and sorrow. The main reason for their destruction is that they do not have land. That is why they are victims of tyranny and humiliation. They will not be able to uplift themselves. I will fight for them. If the government creates a hindrance in this work, then I will lead these people and will fight for them legal battle. But under any circumstances, I will try to get landless people in possession. "It is clear from this that Babasaheb knew the importance of land for the upliftment of the Dalits.

The caste system in the Indian society still exists and by the same social practices where women were put on the Suppress, Where their human rights have always been crushed. If we talked about Dalit women in such social slavery, then their status was very pathetic. They do not have any means in the name of the property. This is a section of society that has been a slave for centuries. The Telangana state government opened a path to eliminate this social slavery and become the owner of the property when he introduced the law to give three acres of land to every landless Dalit woman. This scheme is not less than a dream for these women. This was formally launched on August 15, 2014, by the Hon’ble Chief Minister in Hyderabad on Independence Day. Scheduled caste people in Telangana state are mostly dependent on their livelihood and survival on agriculture and allied sectors (horticulture, fisheries, animal husbandry etc.)

Under this scheme, the poorest of the poor Dalit women beneficiaries, who are fully landed agricultural families, will be given three acres of land in the first phase and other Dalit women beneficiaries have small pieces of land i.e. one acre land, two acres By giving them more land, in the next steps, each will be provided with the remaining land boundary to make three acres of landowner. The biggest thing is that the land will be purchased directly by the government and will give them to these women so that they don’t face any related issues or other problems. A comprehensive package has also been conceived in this scheme, which includes provisions for irrigation/drip facilities, seeds, farming cost, fertilizers, pesticides, agriculture, micro-irrigation, energy, pump sets, etc. for a crop year for the preparation of land development, nursery and agricultural inputs. In order to fulfill the cost of farming, the amount etc. will be transferred directly into the beneficiary's account.

Distribution of land had been done to several villages in the district of Siddipet, Telangana. The State Government makes special development budget for Scheduled Castes / Tribes in its annual budget and holds a separate fund to purchase land so that this scheme can be completed.

If these schemes begin to form governments of other states, they can soon remove economic inequality from India and the Dalit community can be linked to the mainstream of development. And this country's oppressed society can get the right to live their life with human values.

By Gajraj and Bodhi