Abstract
ABSTRACT In order to understand how Dalits stand to be impacted by the 2020 Amendment to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 as caste remains invisible in the legislation, the amendment is examined in the context of post-independence land reforms, and the implications of the legislation on Dalits in rural south India are studied. The research draws on 2013–15 survey data from three villages to show that Dalits are predominantly landless, lack access to agricultural tenancy but form an overwhelming majority of agricultural labour in rural Karnataka. The impacts of the amendments on the livelihoods of Dalits must be considered. The structural transformation envisaged by the state through such a land reform should enable a reduction in inequality rather than promoting exclusionary growth.
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