IN 1971-72 the Ministry of Agriculture carried out a comprehensive agricultural census as a part of the World Agri-cultural Census. As in the past, the the National Sample Survey Organisa-was asked to undertake a sample survey of land holdings with a view to obtaining independent estimates on the structure of agriculture in the country. As a part of the 26th round, the NSS organised a census of land holdings survey in 1971-72. The find-ings of both these surveys have been released recently.