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Landless laborers were given small plots on which they could settle and grow their crops. This Act was passed so that the beneficiary had no right to sell the land or use it for non-agricultural purposes or forestry. For example, Section 25 of the
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donated 200,000 acres (810 km) 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. Maharajadhiraj Kameshwar Singh ji of Darbhanga Raj donated 1.17 lakh acres of land in bhudan movement.
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colony. By early afternoon, villagers began to gather around him. The
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initially offered a donation of 100 acres (40 ha) of his 3,500 acres (14 km) land. Later, he donated 800 acres (3.2 km). He joined social reform. After him, the land donation movement continued under a
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beneficiary (who must be landless) should only use the land for subsistence cultivation. If the "owner" failed to cultivate the land for over a year or tried to use it for non-agriculture activities, the government would have the right to confiscate it.
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visit, he was welcomed by headmaster
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movement and was a part of a comprehensive movement for establishing a
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