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There were several causes for the Punjab peasant movement. However, two basic causes as under occupy a pivotal position:
1.There was the problem of the resettlement of land revenue. Actually, the government wanted to increase the land tax. The increase was phenomenal. The peasantry resisted it.
2.Yet another increase in the tax was in the form of canal tax. The water rates given by the government were very high and the people opposed it.
During the course of movement which culminated in 1939 the peasants were organised in a forum. The small peasants and sharecroppers got an opportunity to demonstrate their resistance to jamindars. Though the movement was mainly located in the central districts of Punjab, the princely states also witnessed a major outbreak of peasant unrest. In Patiala, which was a princely state the demand of the peasants was to get back the land which was seized by the combine of landlords and officials. Here, the tenants refused to pay the batai or share rent to their biswedar, that is, landlord. The rebel peasants were suppressed and their leaders were put behind the jail. There was not much loss of men but there were several occasions when there were encounters between the police and the peasants.
Following were the outcomes of peasant revolt in Punjab:
1.The movement was successful to the extent that by 1953 legislation was made which enabled the tenants to become owners of their land. This was the height of the success of the Punjab peasant movement.
2.Beyond Punjab, the impact of peasant movement was widespread. In other parts of the country, the peasants were given some relief in the reduction of taxes and also debt relief. Some security of tenure was also given to the tenants.
In spite of various setbacks, the newly born state of Punjab pursued its historical moorings towards agriculture. It reached its zenith with the famed Green Revolution which became synonymous with the state. The people who had crossed the border brought with them agricultural enterprise and tradition. These farmers played an important role in developing the agriculture in the Punjab as well as some parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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