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As a Minister
KR
Gauri has served as minister in the Kerala Assembly on five occasions.
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Minister for Revenue in the EMS ministry from April 1957
to 2. Minister for Revenue, Sales Tax, Civil Supplies, Excise, Social Welfare and Law from March 1967 to October 1969 in the EMS ministry 3. Minister for Agriculture, Allied Subjects, Minor Irrigation, CADA Ground Water and Social Welfare from June 1980 to October 1981 in the Nayanar ministry. 4. Minister for Industries, Social Welfare, Vigilance and Administration of Justice from March 1987 to June 1991 in the Nayanar ministry. 5. Minister for Agriculture, Agriculture University, Coir, Animal Husbandry and Diary from May 2001 onwards in Antony ministry. While serving as the minister for Revenue in the EMS ministry in 1957, KR Gauri made history by introducing the epoch-making Kerala Land Reforms Bill in the Kerala State Legislative Assembly and initiated the process of land reforms. It paved the way for the distribution of land to landless peasants. It is considered as the most remarkable contribution of Gowri a minister. The Bill put an end to the centuries old feudal system, in which the poor peasants did not had the right to possess the land. It served as a great relief to the farmers who hitherto led a life similar to that of slavery. The waves created by the introduction of the Bill reverberated inside the citadels of the landlords and it served as a stern warning against the iniquitous practice of feudal system in which majority of the holdings were possessed by the rich landlords. Social
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