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Which one of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement is correct?
Options
- AThe target was to get one-sixth of cultivable land in India as donation
- BIt was approved through a Central Government Act
- CIt was ensured that the donated land was free from all litigation
- DThe first donation of land was in Bihar
Correct answer
A. The target was to get one-sixth of cultivable land in India as donation
Step-by-step solution
The Bhoodan Movement was initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village in Telangana (then part of Hyderabad State). Thus, the first donation of land was not in Bihar. The movement was a voluntary land reform initiative, and Vinoba Bhave appealed to landowners to consider him as their sixth son and donate one-sixth of their cultivable land for distribution among the landless. The target was to collect 50 million acres, which was roughly one-sixth of India's total cultivable land at the time. The m