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Tenancy Reforms — Current Affairs 2026

Updated 5 Mar 2026

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Background (2024)

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PM-KISAN Scheme Extension to Tenant Farmers Debate

March 2024

The ongoing debate about extending PM-KISAN benefits to tenant farmers highlights the persistent challenge of tenant recognition in Indian agriculture. Despite decades of tenancy reforms, many tenant farmers remain unrecognized in official records, making them ineligible for government schemes. This issue has gained prominence as states like Odisha and West Bengal have started providing state-level support to tenant farmers, creating pressure for central government policy changes. The debate reflects the incomplete nature of tenancy reforms and the need for better implementation of existing laws.

UPSC Angle: UPSC may ask about challenges in implementing welfare schemes for farmers, the issue of tenant farmer recognition, and the relationship between land records and scheme eligibility

Digital Land Records Initiative and Tenancy Documentation

January 2024

The government's push for digital land records through initiatives like SVAMITVA scheme and Digital India Land Records Modernization has brought renewed focus on documenting tenancy arrangements. Many states are now using technology to create comprehensive databases of tenant farmers, addressing one of the major implementation challenges of tenancy reforms. This technological intervention could potentially solve the problem of concealed tenancy that has plagued reform implementation for decades.

UPSC Angle: Questions may focus on the role of technology in land reforms, digital governance in agriculture, and modern solutions to traditional implementation challenges