Land Utilization in India

Abstract

THE main objective of this paper is to analyse, from the data available, the general pattern of land utilization in this country, i.e. the pattern of distribution of land among its important uses like culti-vation, grazing, forestry, settlements, etc. An attempt has also been made to assess the possibilities of securing more intensive use of the land resources, and in particular of increasing the area under cultivation. To-wards the end of the paper, a section has been devoted to a discussion of problems con-nected with land utilization. However, it is not possible in a paper of this type to treat these problems at length, or to make detailed suggestions for the improvement of land use. These belong to the wider fields of agriculture, forest or pasture manage-ment, and are beyond the scope of this paper.