Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement
The Bhoodan movement, also referred to as the ‘Bloodless Revolution’, was a voluntary land distribution and land reformation and distribution movement that was initiated by prominent freedom fighter Acharya Vinoba Bhave on 18th April 1951 in the village of Pochampally, Telangana. Bhave was himself a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. Hence, he was deeply influenced by Gandhian ideology of trusteeship, and non-violence. The main objective of this movement was to persuade the wealthy landlords to voluntarily give up some portions of their land and distribute them among poor and landless peasants.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave Appointed Sarva Seva Sangh as his Nominee in 1973 :
Sarva Seva Sangh is a National Body of Sarvodaya Movement, and Telangana Sarvodaya Mandal is the State Body which was formed in 1948 through a Conference held in Sewagram under the Presidentship of Dr. Rajendra Prasad and in the presence of then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Dr. Zakir Hussain, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan and many other veteran national leaders. And It is the Nominee of the Bhoodan Yagna Board.
The Sarva Seva Sangh is a Nominee to Constitute the Bhoodan Yagna Board
Bhoodan Movement :
During the period 1947–1950, many wealthy landowners existed in India who had control over the majority of the land. They had sharecroppers and agricultural labourers to work in the fields, and these labourers and sharecroppers had no land ownership and were provided with a meagre portion of the crop as their fees. Most of the farmers during this time period in India were landless sharecroppers. For this reason, many peasant uprisings and revolts were organised during this time period (1930–1955), which also played an important role in India’s freedom movement. Through the Bhoodan movement, landless peasants were given the ownership of small plots of land where they could grow crops. Later, the Bhoodan act was passed, which stated that the beneficiaries wouldn’t have the authority to sell those lands or use them for non-agricultural activities such as forestry. One such example is that, according to the Bhoodan act, Maharashtra, section 25, the state can confiscate lands that are not cultivated or used for non-agricultural activities for two years. Bhave himself supported traditional farming and strongly believed in traditional sage-like lives. He urged the farmers to give up the use of machines in farming and also the use of money. This movement was strongly backed by the then Congress party, and even prominent leaders such as Jaya Prakash Narayan left active politics to join the social cause and Bhoodan movement. Bhave himself travelled across the country on foot to persuade the landowners (commonly known as the Zamindars) to voluntarily give some portions of their land to the farmers. Pochampally was the erstwhile centre of the communist movement, and peasants were violently resisting the oppressive landowners. Almost 700 families lived in that village, in which two thirds of the families were landless. After his persuasion and as an aftermath of the struggle, some of the landowners agreed to donate land. Prominent among them were the Nizam of Hyderabad, who donated 14,000 acres of land, V. Ramachandra Reddy, who donated 800 acres of the land, etc. Later, this movement turned into a nationwide sensation. The Maharaja of Ranka (a place in Jharkhand) donated about 1,02,001 acres of land to the Bhoodan movement, which was the largest amount of land
The Bhoodan movement (Land Gift movement), also known as the Bloodless Revolution, was a voluntary land reform movement in India.[1] It was initiated by Gandhian Vinoba Bhave[1] in 1951 at Pochampally village, Pochampally.The Bhoodan movement attempted to persuade wealthy landowners to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to landless people. Bhave drew philosophical inspiration from the Sarvodaya movement and Gram Swarajya.
You are kindly aware of the Bhoodan Movement started by Acharaya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 from Pochampalli Village, in which, an area of 48 lakh acres of land has been donated in Bhoodan to be distributed to Landless poor. Of this Bhoodan Land, about 2.5 lakh acres land was from Andhra Pradesh.
Bhave crossed India on foot to persuade landowners to give up a piece of their land. His first success came on 18 April 1951 at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh[1] (now Telangana) which was the center of communist activity. It was the culmination of the Telangana peasant movement. A violent struggle had been launched by peasants against the local landlords.[citation needed]
Movement organizers had arranged for Bhave to stay at Pochampally, a village of about 700 families, of whom two-thirds were landless. Bhave visited the Harijan colony. By early afternoon, villagers began to gather around him. The Harijans asked for 80 acres (32 ha) of land, forty wet, forty dry, for forty families. Bhave asked, "If it is not possible to get land from the government, is there not something villagers themselves could do?"[1]
V. Ramachandra Reddy initially offered a donation of 100 acres (40 ha) of his 3,500 acres (14 km2) land. Later, he donated 800 acres (3.2 km2).[1] He joined social reform.[3] After him, the land donation movement continued under a Bhoodan trust movement with the help of his sons. The 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan also donated 14,000 acres (57 km2) of his personal land to the Bhoodan movement.[4][5]
Other landowners including Raja Bahadur Giriwar Narayan Singh, C.B.E. and Raja of Ranka (Garhwa Jharkhand) donated a combined 102,001 acres (412.78 km2) acres to the Bhoodan initiative, the largest donation in India.[6] Raja bahadur of Namudag estate also donated 1.01 lakh acres to the bhoodan initiative[7][8]
Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj donated 200,000 acres (810 km2) of land to Vinoba Bhave and others under the Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Act, before the institution of the suit, making it the biggest donation from any king.[9] Maharajadhiraj Kameshwar Singh ji of Darbhanga Raj donated 1.17 lakh acres of land in bhudan movement.
The then Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Board was dissolved by Government of Telangana and now Bhoodan Yagna Board has to be re-constituted by your popular Government. As per Sec.4 of AP Bhoodan Gramdan Act 1965, the Bhoodan Yagna Board shall consist of to be constituted by the Government in consultation with Acharya Vinoba Bhave or his Nominee. Acharya Vinoba Bhave appointed Sarva Seva Sangh as his Nominee in 1973[Copy of authorization letter of Acharya Vinoba Bhave is enclose]. Government of Andhra Pradesh re-constituted AP Bhoodan Yagna Board in 1978 on the recommendation of Sarva Seva Sangh vide G.O.Ms. NO. 1399, Revenue [B1] dated: August, 1978 which was published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazettee [No.142, Part-I Extraordinary dated August, 19, 1978. [Copy of the said Gazettee is enclosed herewith for your ready reference]. It is pertinent to mention here that State Bhoodan Act of Gujarat, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Karnatak Bhoodan Boards have been reconstituted as per the provisions of the concerned Bhoodan Act as recommended by the Sarva Seva Sangh.
GramDan Movement :
This movement was so widespread that it took the shape of the GramDan movement, or gifting an entire village to the landless population. It advocated common or community ownership of the land. The very first village that was gifted under the GramDan movement was the village of Mangroth in the Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh. This movement also played a key role in the rise of Sarvodaya society (the rise of all social, economic and political orders) both in India and abroad. The Bhoodan movement played a major role in forming the Zamindari abolition act in India. But by the 1960’s, this initiative had lost its momentum and the concept of Sarvodaya society failed to generate mass movement and accelerate socio-economic transition. Though it failed, this movement made an important contribution in putting pressure on wealthy landlords, creating favourable conditions for landless farmers and boosting their morale. This also helped in elevating the status of the Harijans (who were considered untouchables) in society.
All India Sarva Seva Sangh (AISSS)
(Akhil Bharat Sarvodaya Mandal)
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Telangana Sarvodaya Mandal
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Bhoodan Yagna Board
The Bhoodan Yagna Board should be set up only by the Sarva Seva Sangh.
“Bhoodan Yagna” Means the moment initiated by Sree Acharya Vinobha Bhave for the acquisition of lands by way of donation for distribution to the landless poor persons or community purpose.
As per Sec.4 of AP Bhoodan Gramdan Act 1965, the Bhoodan Yagna Board shall consist of to be constituted by the Government in consultation with Acharya Vinoba Bhave or his Nominee. Acharya Vinoba Bhave appointed Sarva Seva Sangh as his Nominee in 1973.
BHOODAN LANDS IN TELANGANA ABOUT “ 1.79 LAKHS ” ACRES
BHOODAN LANDS IN TELANGANA ( All Districts )
1.79 LAKHS ACRES
DISTRICTS ACRES
1. Hyderabad - 414
2. Ranga Reddy - 22,509
3. Adilabad - 11,282
4. Karimnagar - 9,202
5. Khamam - 30,702
6. Mahbubnagar - 41,771
7. Medak - 507
8. Medchal - 1,500
9. Sanga Reddy - 5,200
10. Nalgonda - 28,105
11. Nizamabad - 2,049
12. Warangal - 20,792
Total - 1,79,000. Acres
It is an Old Combine Districts Bhoodan Lands in Telangana.