The draft policy was prepared by a task force headed by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and co-chaired by Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo.
The policy, prepared after the Food Security ordinance, outlines a very clear strategy of creating a large pool of land so that every family's right to land is fully honoured.
It proceeds to suggest a "just and equitable" method of allotting land on a priority basis to the marginalized, especially marginalized women. Provisions in the policy are also made in such a way that common property resources supplement the needs of the poor and deprived.