INHIBITING FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR LAND AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP OF FARM WOMEN.

The present paper describe about the inhibiting factors responsible for land and property ownership of farm women. The study was conducted in 20 villages of Bikapur Block of Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The sample comprised of purposively selected 300farm women i.e. 15 farm women from each of the 20 selected villages. All the respondents perceived and expressed the inhibiting factors in land and property ownership. From the findings of the study it could be thus inferred that lack of awareness of land and property rights, lack of involvement in agricultural decision making, women not allowed to interfere in land and property discussion. Expert group consisting of women activities legal experts, academicians should be formulated to draft “Basic principles for women’s rights to property” so as to promote, protect and enforce women’s rights to property at the local regional and national level.