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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 116 farmer suicides in first 3 months of 2016 -Vishwa Mohan

116 farmer suicides in first 3 months of 2016 -Vishwa Mohan

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published Published on Apr 28, 2016   modified Modified on Apr 28, 2016
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Days after attributing the record number of farmer suicides in 2015 to poor disbursement of credit, which left them at the mercy of usurious money lenders, the Centre on Tuesday shared with Parliament grim statistics highlighting how the situation remains unchanged in 2016, with as many as 116 suicides during the first three months.

Maharashtra continues to be the dark spot, recording the highest number of farmer suicides . Punjab, which recorded only three farmer sucides in 2014, was second in the list in 2015 as also so far this year.

However, MP, which has consistently been recording farmer suicides in varying numbers till 2014, managed to escape this tragic cycle. The state did not report any suicide in 2015 and during the first three months of this year. Officials credit MP's better agricultural growth, backed by creation of irrigation infrastructure in water-stressed areas, for the turnaround. Water-starved Maharashtra faces the brunt for its failure to adapt to suitable cropping patterns, particularly Marathwada.

In response to a Parliament question, the government informed the Lok Sabha that of the 2,115 farmers who committed suicide in 2014, 1,163 were driven by debt, and the remaining by crop loss.

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The Times of India, 27 April, 2016, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/116-farmer-suicides-in-first-3-months-of-2016/articleshow/52002524.cms


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