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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Maharashtra reports 2,414 farmer suicides in January-October period -Abhiram Ghadyalpatil

Maharashtra reports 2,414 farmer suicides in January-October period -Abhiram Ghadyalpatil

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published Published on Nov 28, 2017   modified Modified on Nov 28, 2017
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Five months after a Rs34,022-crore farm loan waiver announced by the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP govt, farmer suicides continue in Maharashtra

Mumbai:
Five months after a Rs34,022-crore farm loan waiver, farmers continue to take their lives in Maharashtra. As per the data reported by the six divisional commissionerates across the state, 2,414 farmer suicides were reported in the state between 1 January and 31 October.

The Amravati division, which accounts for five districts in Vidarbha, reported the highest number—907—followed by the Aurangabad division in Marathwada with 789. Vidarbha and Marathwada, which together account for 19 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra, are the two regions whose severe agrarian crisis prompted the farm loan waiver. But ministers, farm sector experts, and activists say bureaucratic bottlenecks and technical snags have hampered the implementation of the scheme, aggravating the crisis.

A minister, who did not want to be named, admitted that the government departments tasked with the implementation “had let the scheme down”.

“One thing is absolutely clear about this farm loan waiver, which is that the government staff and bankers are not going to make money since there is not going to be any pilferage. But just as the online system has bared several problems and bogus accounts, it has also caused delays. Since there is no money to be made, there is no incentive for government staff and bank officials, especially the cooperative banks, to speed up the implementation,” the minister said.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the farm loan waiver on 24 June, which he claimed would benefit 8.9 million farmers, a figure based on the farm loan data from the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC). But the online application system coupled with Aadhaar identification helped banks and the government weed out nearly 2 million names. The final list of eligible beneficiaries the government drew up has 5.6 million farmers.

Implementation began on 18 October with the government announcing that it would transfer the benefit directly into the accounts of nearly 1 million farmers on a single day. However, the rollout exposed new problems. In some cases, the Aadhaar number given was wrong, while in some other cases, identical Aadhar numbers were given by several farmers. The government could transfer benefits to only 2.5 lakh farmers.

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Livemint.com, 27 November, 2017, http://www.livemint.com/Politics/FYufr1MknwRyxgeYAWxgVP/Maharashtra-reports-2414-farmer-suicides-in-JanuaryOctober.html


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