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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 1,092 farmers commit suicides in Maharashtra in 5 months -Priyanka Kakodkar

1,092 farmers commit suicides in Maharashtra in 5 months -Priyanka Kakodkar

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published Published on Jul 9, 2018   modified Modified on Jul 9, 2018
-The Times of India

MUMBAI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,092 farmer suicides till the end of May this year according to official data. This is lower by only 72 cases compared to 2017 despite a loan waiver being declared in the state a year ago.

While there has been a marginal dip in the total cases, the arid and deprived Marathwada region has seen a rise in these five months. It has recorded 396 cases this year compared to 380 cases by May last year.

So far this year though, the Vidarbha region, home to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis continues to report the highest number of farmer suicides. The region has recorded 504 till the end of May. Both the Vidarbha and Marathwada are cotton-growing region. Nearly 80% of the cotton growing area had been hit by the pink bollworm pest attack last year.

Farmer groups stress that the crucial issue of pricing of crops has yet to improve, without which farm incomes will not rise. Farmers groups in several states united under the Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh were on strike June from June 1 to 10th with higher prices for produce as one of their main demands. Farmers linked to the Kisan Sabha have also been protesting on the same issue. They are also pressing for higher prices for milk, to improve the condition of dairy farmers.

Meanwhile, farmers are grappling with sourcing loans with the start of kharif sowing season in the state. So far 37.4 lakh farmers have received payouts under the loan waiver scheme from the 77.3 lakh accounts under scrutiny. While the payouts under the loan waiver have proceeded at a slow pace, this has also impacted the disbursal of crop loans.

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The Times of India, 6 July, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/1-092-farmer-suicides-in-maharashtra-in-5-months/articleshow/64887158.cms


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