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Change and Development in Rural Society — Revision Notes

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

Change and Development in Rural Society revision notes for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Sociology: 4 topics in quick points.

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1. Rural Society, Land, and Livelihoods

  • India is primarily a rural society, and 69 per cent of the population lived in rural areas according to the 2011 Census.
  • Agricultural land is the most important productive resource and also the main form of property in rural society.
  • Rural life is not only agriculture. It also includes artisans, craft workers, service workers, and non-farm workers such as those in postal, education, factory, and army jobs.
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2. Caste, Class, and Land Ownership

  • Landholding in rural India is highly unequal, and in some regions 40 to 50 per cent of rural families own no land at all.
  • Women are usually excluded from land ownership in many regions because of patrilineal kinship and inheritance patterns, even though law gives equal rights.
  • Brahmins are the highest caste but are not major landowners in most areas, so they fall outside the agrarian structure even though they are part of rural society.
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3. Colonial Land Systems and Their Effects

  • Under the zamindari system, zamindars were landlords under colonial rule who collected revenue from cultivators and handed it over to the state, while keeping control over land.
  • Zamindars usually belonged to Kshatriya or other high castes and were granted property rights by the British.
  • Under the raiyatwari system, the actual cultivators, called raiyats, paid tax directly to the colonial government.
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4. Land Reforms after Independence

  • After Independence, planned development focused on agrarian reform because agriculture was weak, food grain production was low, and rural poverty was severe.
  • The first important reform was the abolition of zamindari, which removed intermediaries and was probably the most effective land reform.
  • Tenancy abolition and regulation acts aimed to outlaw tenancy or regulate rents, but were largely ineffective in most states.

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Agrarian structure refers to the distributionCaste and class are closely linkedDominant castes are numerically largeUnder the zamindari systemUnder the raiyatwari system

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Key topics in Change and Development in Rural Society include Rural Society, Land, and Livelihoods, Caste, Class, and Land Ownership, Colonial Land Systems and Their Effects, Land Reforms after Independence. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
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