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THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (Organ of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics) Vol. XII APRIL—JUNE 1957 No. 2 CONFERENCE NUMBER YPROCEEDINGS of the SEVENTEENTH CONFERENCE held at Cuttack, December 1956 SUBJECTS I. PATTERN OF EMPLOYMENT OF HIRED LABOUR IN AGRI- CULTURE IN INDIA. 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVISION IN THE TENANCY LEGISLA- TION FOR (I) SECURITY OF TENURE AND (ii) IMPROVE- MENT IN TENURIAL STATUS OF TENANTS. 3. TRENDS IN THE OPERATION TECHNIQUES AND ORGA- NISATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN INDIA. Rs. 6.50 C ON'T ENTS PAGE WELCOME ADDRESS—DR. P. PARIJA • • • • 1 INAUGURAL ADDRESS—r:SHRt RADHANATH RATH • 3 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS—PROF. D. G. KARVE • • • •'• 6 PATTERN OF EMPLOYMENT OF HIRED LABOUR IN.: AGRICULTURE IN INDIA (1) S. BHATTACHARYA AND CHITTA MITRA' • • • • • • • . • • 14.3 (2) A. S. KAHL9N AND M. L. BHARDWAJ • • • • 23 (3) D. D. JENA .. • • • • • • • • • ." 28 (4) G. D. AGRAWAL • • • • • • .. 34 A..MUJUIVIDAR N. • • (5) • '' '' a. • .. .. • . • 37 (6) V. StJNIjARA RAJAN . .. • • • • • • • • • '- .-. 43 (7) SHRIDHAR MISRA AND PREA.I BEHARI LAL VAISH • • 48 (8) R. C. PATNAIK .. • • .. • • • • • • • • 58 (9) P. K. MUKHERJEE • • • • • • • • • • 66 (10) M. S. PRAKASA RAO .. • • • • • • • • 72 (11) J. K. PANDE .. • • • • .. • • 77 (12) DANIEL AND ALICE THORNER • • • • • • 84 (13) M. SRINIVASAN • • • • • • • • • • • • 97 DISCUSSIONS • • • • • • .• • • • • 109 EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVISION IN THE TENANCY LEGISLATION FOR (i) SECURITY OF TENURE AND (ii) IMPROVEMENT IN TENURIAL STATUS OF TENANTS (1) MAIIESH CHAND .. • • • • .. • • • • 114 (2) B. MISRA AND B. JENA • • • • • • • • • • • • 117 (3) P. N. NARASINGA RAO • • • • • • • • • . • . 121 (4) M. K. SHINGAREY • • • • • • • • • • • 126 (5) D. D. JENA • • • • • • • • • • 135 (6) M. BALASUBRANIANIAN • • • • • • • . 142 (7) C. H. SHAH AND TARA SHUKLA . • • • • • • 151 (8) B. S. MAVINKURVE •. • • .. • • • • • • • 156 DISCUSSIONS • • • • • • •. • • • • .. 168 TRENDS IN THE OPERATION TECHNIQUES AND ORGANISATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN INDIA (1) M. L. DANTWALA •. .• • • •• •• •• •• 182 (2) E. T. MATHEW .. • • • • • • •• •• •• •• 186 (3) A. VENKATESWARLU •• •• •• .• • • • • 196 (4) A. V. RANGACHARI •- • • • • • • • • • • • • 201 (5) M. B. GHATGE AND R. V. S. RAO • • • • • • • • .. 211 (6) N. P. PATIL • • •• •• •• • • • • • • • • 222 .. a• (7) SALIM • • 0, ABU •• • •• • • • 229 DISCUSSIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 233 APPENDICES PAGE SUBJECTS FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY . • • • 239 CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY • • • . • • • • .. 239 REPORT OF THE HONORARY SECRETARY AND TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 1956 .. • • • • • • 240 BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1956. .. • • • • .. 244 LIST OF DELEGATES AND MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THE CON- FERENCE .. .. • • • • .. • • • • • • .. 250 LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AS ON MARCH 31, 1956. • • 252 LIST OF SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCES OF THE SOCIETY 1940-1956. • • • • • • • • • • • • 260 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRIZE AWARDS 1956 AND PRIZE AWARDS FOR 1957. • • • • • • • • • • . • 262 PREFACE The current issue of the Journal GB contains the Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Society held in December 1956 at Cuttack. The Conference was attended 39 by nearly 130 members from Central and State Governments, Universities 39 and Research Institutions. The subjects chosen tO for discussion at the Conference were : 1) Pattern of Employment 14 of Hired Labour in Agriculture in India. 2) Effectiveness of Provision 50 in the Tenancy Legislation for (i) Security of Tenure and (ii) Improvement 52 in Tenurial Status of Tenants. 3) Trends in the Operation 50 Techniques and Organisation of Agricultural Marketing in India. 52 An unusually large number of papers were received and read on Subject I, while on the other two subjects also there were select contributions. The level of discussions was maintained at the usual high level. Unlike the previous Conference, it was not possible to arrange for a tape- recorder to record the discussion. Instead, arrangements were made to take down notes of the discussion by stenographers. However, notes have not been taken of the speeches of all the participants in the discussion. Hence, the dis- cussion part on the respective subjects contain only reports which could be made available. We take this opportunity of thanking the Utkal University under whose auspices the Conference met. We specially record our grateful thanks to Dr. S. Misra, the Local Secretary of the Conference, who had made excellent arrangements and to the Members of the Reception Committee for their generous hospitality. 15th May, 1957 Manilal B. Nanavati President APPENDICES APPENDIX I . SUBJECTS FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY 1. Input-Output Relations in Indian Agriculture. 2. Experience of Co-operative Farming and Other Systems of Mutual Aid .in Cultiva- tion in India. 3. Agriculture and Its Terms of Trade with special reference to India. .1!:? "- APPENDIX II THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS „ CONSTITUTION 1. The name of the Society shall be "The Indian Society of Agricultural EcOnotriics.','. I! :0(1 2. The objects of the Society shall be to promote the investgation, study and improve-, Tnent of the economic and social conditions of agriculture and rural life. 'Mese objects shall be pursued by :--- (a) holding periodical Conferences for the discussion of problems ; , (b) publishing papers or summaries of papers, either separately or colleCtively, or in a periodical which may be issued under the auspices of the Society; (c) co-operating with other institutions having similar objects, such as the Inter- national Conference of Agricultural Economists and the Indian Economic Association; (d) any other means which the Society may decide. 3. The Society shall consist of (a) Members, (b) Honorary Members, and (c) Member- Institutions, who are interested in the economic and social conditions of agriculture' and rural life. Candidates for Membership shall be nominated by any two Members of the . Socie—fy and admitted to Membership on being approved by the Executive Committee. Candidates for Honorary Membership shall be nominated by the Executive Committee and elected by a majority of Members present and voting at a General Meeting' of the Society. ; - • Institutions wishing to become members shall apply to the Executive Committee and will be admitted to Membership on its approval. Members and Member-Institutions shall pay to the Society an annual subscription of Rs. 12. The composition of subscription for Life Membership shall be Rs. 250. Member-Institutions shall be entitled to send only one representative to the Con-, ferences and Meetings and shall not be entitled to the composition of subscription for Life Membership. 4. Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution, the business of the Society shall be conducted by the Executive Committee. 240 THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 5. The Office-bearers of the Society shall be a President, three Vice-Presidents, an Hon. Secretary-Treasurer and an Hon. Joint-Secretary, if appointed. The Executive Committee of the Society shall consist of :— (1) the President, (2) three Vice-Presidents, (3) an Hon. Secretary-Treasurer, (4) an Hon.Joint -Secretary (if appointed), and (5) nine Members. The President and in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents present, shall pre- side at the Executive Committee meetings. The Office-bearers and the Executive Committee shall bold office till their successors arc elected. The Executive Committee shall fill any vacancies in the Committee occurring during their period of office. 6. The General Meetings of the Society shall ordinarily be held once a year. The time and place of such General Meetings shall be fixed by the Executive Committee and not less than twenty-eight days' notice of these General Meetings shall be given to all members, Hon. Members and Member-Institutions. A Special General Meeting may be convened by the Executive Committee at any time and shall also be convened on the requisition of not less than twenty-five Members. Fourteen days' notice of such Special General Meeting shall be given. The following business shall be transacted at the General Meetings :— (1) Consideration of the annual report and audited accounts. (2) Election of Office-bearers and the Executive Committee. (3) Election of Hon. Members, if any. (4) Appointment of auditors. (5) Consideration of any proposed amendments to the Constitution, subject to Clause 7. (6) Other relevant business. 7. Any amendments intended to effect any alteration in the Constitution of the Society, shall be submitted in the form of a written notice of motion, to be circulated to Members, Hon. Members and Member-Institutions with the notice of a General Meeting and shall be considered at such General Meeting. Amendments shall be carried with two-thirds majority of the Members present at such General Meeting. APPENDIX III REPORT OF THE HONORARY SECRETARY AND TREASURER THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1956 The Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Society was held at Poona on 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st December, 1955, under the auspices of the Poona University and the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Shri B. Rama Rau, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, inaugurated the Conference. Shri J. J. Anjaria, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, presided. About 150 members and delegates attended the Sessions.