intellocracy

This is the most important aspect in a government’s functioning. Intellocratic concept provides a respectable share in the natural wealth to every citizen. Such a provision is found in no other system of governance. The most important natural asset of a nation is the land, so its fair and optimal distribution and utilization is very important for the nation’s economy. Further, with state control over land, adequate uniformity of development of the whole area under the state can be ensured. For this purpose, residential locations have been put under four categories -Metropolis, Cities, Townships, and the Villages.

The first provision of land management is its state ownership, that means private ownership of land is totally prohibited under intellocracy, but every citizen gets a share of it as per his requirements. The land is provided by the state to its citizens for different uses under following provisions -

(i) Residential Land :  Every citizen has a right to have a residential accommodation for himself and his family. So, every married couple or a single person above the age of 25 is provided a piece of land measuring 200 sq. mteers. without any cost to him. He can do any type of construction on it and use it as his residence and a kitchen garden for himself.This provision is called as ‘free-housing lease’. At any time, if the leasee desires to change place of his residence, he can surrender the earlier leased land to the state and get the land at any other place of his choice. However, the state shall not provide anything for the construction work doone by him on the previously leased land. This is prevent frequent shifting of residential places by the citizens. The land piece, thus provided, is also an identity of the citizen in the nation. In turn, this provision develops an affinity for the nation in the citizen’s mind.

Just notice the present situation where many citizens of a nation do not have a shelter of their own in the country, because they can’t afford it. How and why the nation should expect any feeling of patriotism in the minds of such citizens?

If, for some reason, a citizen needs more than one residential spaces or desires to have larger spaces, he can do so but he will have to pay a lease rent for the additional space.

(ii) Agricultural Land : Land’s main use is its cultivation and grow foods and other goods on it. This generates national wealth, so its main point of consideration is the optimum utilization of agricultural land. Under intellocracy, it is available to every citizen at the place of their choice subject to availability, and as per his demand without any limit on measurement. The lease-holder is required to pay a nominal annual lease lent for his possession. Agricultural land shall be available in rural areas only.

Since, agricultural land shall be available to all, no agricultural labor shall be available in the country. This will ensure that a person will possess the agricultural land which he himself will be able to cultivate. This will also ensure optimum utilization of the land. Wit mechanized farming, such land leases are expected to be in large sizes only, but the state shall not put any limit for such leases. Such a leased land can also be surrendered by the lease-holder at any time.

(iii) Industrial Land : This is another productive use of land, which will be available to the desiring citizens as per their requirements on annual lease-rent basis. This lease-rent shall be higher than the agricultural lease rent, but lower than the additional residential lease-rent. The industrial land shall be available in cities  only to ensure that the industrial units get a work force easily, and the metropolises are not over-crowded by the industrial work force.

(iv) Commercial Land : Commercial establishments are allowed in all the four types of residential locations, but the lease rent shall be different, highest

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