category Regional,, tags Regional,, DW BUREAU Recent research conducted at the Department of Law of Punjabi University on the topic A study of land reform laws in the state of Himachal Pradesh has brought out various aspects of the subject. Through this research conducted by researcher Kusum Verma under the leadership of Dr Anupam Ahluwalia, an effort has been made to analyse the role played by various land reform legislations applicable in the state of Himachal Pradesh along with various policies, schemes and five-year plans to fulfill the constitutional mandate of equality and social welfare. Researcher Kusum Verma told that she attempted to gather authentic information regarding actual position or progress brought about by various land reform enactments and policies by filing applications under the Right to Information Act, 2005 to the office of Directorate of Land Records and the Revenue Department of Himachal Pradesh. She said that it is found that mostly data pertaining to land reform measures is not available with respective departments. For instance, when the researcher was trying to know the actual status of the Himachal Pradesh Nautor Land Rules, 1968, it was found that these rules were a very praise-worthy piece of legislation as it tends to provide land to the landless and needy section of society. The information provided by the Public Information Officers of various districts shows that complete data related to allotment of land is not available with revenue department. (editor dailyworld.in)