Canning II (community development block)
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Canning II ক্যানিং II |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Canning II
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| Coordinates: 22°23′42″N 88°32′30″E / 22.39500°N 88.54167°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Parliamentary constituency | Jaynagar |
| Assembly constituency | Canning Paschim, Canning Purba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.98 sq mi (214.93 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 252,523 |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 743329 (Canning Town) |
| Area code(s) | 03218 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19, WB-20, WB-22 |
| Literacy Rate | 66.51 per cent |
| Website | http://s24pgs.gov.in/ |
Canning II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Canning subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located 38 km from Alipore, the district headquarters.
During the Bengal famine of 1943 the Communist Party of India provided relief to the peasantry of the Sundarbans area. In September 1946 Bangiya Pradeshik Kisan Sabha decided to launch the Tebhaga movement. The peasant movement broke out in Kakdwip, Sonarpur, Bhangar and Canning. Kakdwip and Namkhana were the storm centres of the movement. The movement aimed at improving the share of the peasant engaged as sharecroppers. The prominent leaders of the movement were: Kansari Halder, Ashoke Bose and Rash Behari Ghosh. Peasant leaders like Gajen Malik, Manik Hazra, Jatin Maity, Bijoy Mondal and others rose to prominence. The movement continued till 1950, when the Bargadari Act was enacted. The Act recognised the right of the sharecropper to two-thirds of the produce when he provided the inputs.
Although the Bargadari Act of 1950 recognised the rights of bargadars to a higher share of crops from the land that they tilled, it was not implemented. Large tracts, beyond the prescribed limit of land ceiling, remained with the rich landlords. In 1967, West Bengal witnessed a peasant uprising, against non-implementation of land reforms legislation, starting from Kheyadaha gram panchayat in Sonarpur CD Block. From 1977 onwards major land reforms took place in West Bengal under the Left Front government. Land in excess of land ceiling was acquired and distributed amongst the peasants. Subsequently, “Operation Barga” was aimed at securing tenancy rights for the peasants. In Canning II CD Block 8,190.21 acres of land was acquired and vested. Out of this 4,928.54 acres or 60.18% of the vested land was distributed amongst the peasants. The total number of patta holders was 11,125.
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