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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Farmer suicides are back in focus. Media reports suggest that in April 2022 alone 14 Punjab farmers died by suicide. According to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), the biggest farmers&amp;rsquo; union in Punjab, 55 farmers and farm labourers died by suicide since 1 April 2022. These farmers seem to have been hit hard by the rising costs of inputs such as land rent, diesel, and fertilisers on one hand and losses in two consecutive crop seasons on the other. Cotton in kharif 2021 was damaged by the pink bollworm pest and wheat in rabi 2021&amp;ndash;22 suffered losses due to high temperatures in March 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;But was not similar stress suffered by farmers in the adjacent state of Haryana too? Or even in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? Then what is it about Punjab farmers, mostly known for their enterprise and valour, that drives them into taking such an extreme step? We share some insights on this from our recently released study on farm loan waivers (FLW), which includes the results of a survey of about 3,000 farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;But first, the context.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) 2018-19 of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), on an average, Punjab farmers earned the second highest level of income in the country. An average farmer household in Punjab earned about Rs 26,701 a month (or about Rs 320,412 a year), compared to India&amp;rsquo;s average of Rs 10,218 a month (or Rs 122,616 a year). Before the 2018&amp;ndash;19 results were released, all previous SAS results had showed Punjab farmers earning the highest level of income in the country. Things changed in SAS 2018&amp;ndash;19 when incomes of Meghalaya farmers overtook those of Punjab. A Meghalaya farmer earns about Rs 29,348 a month or about Rs. 352,217 a year, according to the SAS 2018&amp;ndash;19.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/spike-farmer-suicides-punjab?utm_source=newsletter&amp;amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;amp;utm_campaign=newsletter&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Farmer suicides are back in focus. Media reports suggest that in April 2022 alone 14 Punjab farmers died by suicide. According to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), the biggest farmers&amp;rsquo; union in Punjab, 55 farmers and farm labourers died by suicide since 1 April 2022. These farmers seem to have been hit hard by the rising costs of inputs such as land rent, diesel, and fertilisers on one hand and losses in two consecutive crop seasons on the other. Cotton in kharif 2021 was damaged by the pink bollworm pest and wheat in rabi 2021&amp;ndash;22 suffered losses due to high temperatures in March 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;But was not similar stress suffered by farmers in the adjacent state of Haryana too? Or even in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? Then what is it about Punjab farmers, mostly known for their enterprise and valour, that drives them into taking such an extreme step? We share some insights on this from our recently released study on farm loan waivers (FLW), which includes the results of a survey of about 3,000 farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) 2018-19 of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), on an average, Punjab farmers earned the second highest level of income in the country. An average farmer household in Punjab earned about Rs 26,701 a month (or about Rs 320,412 a year), compared to India&amp;rsquo;s average of Rs 10,218 a month (or Rs 122,616 a year). Before the 2018&amp;ndash;19 results were released, all previous SAS results had showed Punjab farmers earning the highest level of income in the country. Things changed in SAS 2018&amp;ndash;19 when incomes of Meghalaya farmers overtook those of Punjab. A Meghalaya farmer earns about Rs 29,348 a month or about Rs. 352,217 a year, according to the SAS 2018&amp;ndash;19.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Farmer suicides are back in focus. Media reports suggest that in April 2022 alone 14 Punjab farmers died by suicide. According to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), the biggest farmers&amp;rsquo; union in Punjab, 55 farmers and farm labourers died by suicide since 1 April 2022. These farmers seem to have been hit hard by the rising costs of inputs such as land rent, diesel, and fertilisers on one hand and losses in two consecutive crop seasons on the other. Cotton in kharif 2021 was damaged by the pink bollworm pest and wheat in rabi 2021&amp;ndash;22 suffered losses due to high temperatures in March 2022.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;But was not similar stress suffered by farmers in the adjacent state of Haryana too? Or even in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? Then what is it about Punjab farmers, mostly known for their enterprise and valour, that drives them into taking such an extreme step? We share some insights on this from our recently released study on farm loan waivers (FLW), which includes the results of a survey of about 3,000 farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) 2018-19 of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), on an average, Punjab farmers earned the second highest level of income in the country. An average farmer household in Punjab earned about Rs 26,701 a month (or about Rs 320,412 a year), compared to India&amp;rsquo;s average of Rs 10,218 a month (or Rs 122,616 a year). Before the 2018&amp;ndash;19 results were released, all previous SAS results had showed Punjab farmers earning the highest level of income in the country. Things changed in SAS 2018&amp;ndash;19 when incomes of Meghalaya farmers overtook those of Punjab. A Meghalaya farmer earns about Rs 29,348 a month or about Rs. 352,217 a year, according to the SAS 2018&amp;ndash;19.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p style="text-align:justify">Farmer suicides are back in focus. Media reports suggest that in April 2022 alone 14 Punjab farmers died by suicide. According to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), the biggest farmers&rsquo; union in Punjab, 55 farmers and farm labourers died by suicide since 1 April 2022. These farmers seem to have been hit hard by the rising costs of inputs such as land rent, diesel, and fertilisers on one hand and losses in two consecutive crop seasons on the other. Cotton in kharif 2021 was damaged by the pink bollworm pest and wheat in rabi 2021&ndash;22 suffered losses due to high temperatures in March 2022.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">But was not similar stress suffered by farmers in the adjacent state of Haryana too? Or even in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? Then what is it about Punjab farmers, mostly known for their enterprise and valour, that drives them into taking such an extreme step? We share some insights on this from our recently released study on farm loan waivers (FLW), which includes the results of a survey of about 3,000 farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) 2018-19 of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), on an average, Punjab farmers earned the second highest level of income in the country. An average farmer household in Punjab earned about Rs 26,701 a month (or about Rs 320,412 a year), compared to India&rsquo;s average of Rs 10,218 a month (or Rs 122,616 a year). Before the 2018&ndash;19 results were released, all previous SAS results had showed Punjab farmers earning the highest level of income in the country. Things changed in SAS 2018&ndash;19 when incomes of Meghalaya farmers overtook those of Punjab. A Meghalaya farmer earns about Rs 29,348 a month or about Rs. 352,217 a year, according to the SAS 2018&ndash;19.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/spike-farmer-suicides-punjab?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter">click here</a> to read more. &nbsp;<br />
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A Fresh Spike in Farmer Suicides in Punjab -Shweta Saini, Siraj Hussain and Pulkit Khatri

-TheIndiaForum.in Since 2015, there has been a sharp rise in farmer suicides in Punjab. Farmers in the state borrow large loans at high interest rates; some of which is used for consumption. According to official data, 51% of farmer suicides in Punjab are due to a high level of indebtedness, mostly to institutions. Farmer suicides are back in focus. Media reports suggest that in April 2022 alone 14 Punjab farmers died by suicide. According to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), the biggest farmers’ union in Punjab, 55 farmers and farm labourers died by suicide since 1 April 2022. These farmers seem to have been hit hard by the rising costs of inputs such as land rent, diesel, and fertilisers on one hand and losses in two consecutive crop seasons on the other. Cotton in kharif 2021 was damaged by the pink bollworm pest and wheat in rabi 2021–22 suffered losses due to high temperatures in March 2022. But was not similar stress suffered by farmers in the adjacent state of Haryana too? Or even in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? Then what is it about Punjab farmers, mostly known for their enterprise and valour, that drives them into taking such an extreme step? We share some insights on this from our recently released study on farm loan waivers (FLW), which includes the results of a survey of about 3,000 farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. But first, the context. According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) 2018-19 of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), on an average, Punjab farmers earned the second highest level of income in the country. An average farmer household in Punjab earned about Rs 26,701 a month (or about Rs 320,412 a year), compared to India’s average of Rs 10,218 a month (or Rs 122,616 a year). Before the 2018–19 results were released, all previous SAS results had showed Punjab farmers earning the highest level of income in the country. Things changed in SAS 2018–19 when incomes of Meghalaya farmers overtook those of Punjab. A Meghalaya farmer earns about Rs 29,348 a month or about Rs. 352,217 a year, according to the SAS 2018–19. Please click here to read more.