Between January and March 2019, 610 farmers have committed suicide out of which 192 cases were eligible for financial assistance, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Subhash Deshmukh said.
Tag: crop failure
Maharashtra: Water Scarcity Forces 47-year-old Farmer Sampat Kokre to Commit Suicide
“My uncle was under depression as he did not have any work due to drought and unavailability of water,” Kokre’s nephew said.
West Bengal: Shankar Ghosh, a Debt-ridden 68-year-old Farmer, Commits Suicide
121 farmers have reportedly killed themselves in last three months in the state.
Global Inequality Is 25% Higher Than It Would Have Been In A Climate-stable World
Increasingly intense Indian summers that now regularly hit above 45℃ reduce productivity, kill thousands, and cause thousands more to commit suicide.
Ground Report: Before Modi’s Nashik Rally, Police Detained Onion Farmers Planning Protests, Dug Up a Moat Around Venue
One of the detainees included Krushna Dongare, who has been striking half-naked after sending his clothes to the PM in March.
Gujarat: Agrarian Distress Could Hurt BJP in Surendranagar in Lok Sabha Polls
Several farmers in the region said Centre and state govts had done nothing to alleviate farm issues caused by prevailing drought.
Now It’s All Jai Jawan, No More Jai Kisan: U.P. Sugarcane Farmers Unhappy With BJP Govt
Last week, PM Modi promised to clear dues of sugarcane farmers, but farmers are sceptical and believe this might be a gimmick before elections.
Shreejit Vilasrao Hathe, Farmer, Hangs Himself to a Pole in Front of His House Due to Crop Failure
His father had committed suicide last year by jumping into their farm well.
Maharashtra: Farmer Commits Suicide Due to Crop Failure and Debt
The purported suicide note of Dhanraj Baliram Navhate, resident of Pahapal in Pandharkawda tehsil, blamed the BJP-Shiv Sena government in the state for his plight.
111 Farmers to Seek Alms in U.P. to Pay for Filing Nominations Against Modi
This plan is to try and bring back focus on the plight of farmers besides collecting money (about Rs 25,000 for each nomination) for filing papers, Ayyakannu said.
111 Tamil Nadu Farmers to Contest Against PM Modi in Varanasi
The farmers leader said the “moment they assure in their manifesto that our demands will be fulfilled, we will drop our decision to contest against Modi.”