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NCRB report shows farm suicides on rise: Why more farm labourers ending lives than farmers after Covid

December 05, 2023 6:29 pm

India saw 11,290 suicides in the farming sector in 2022. Of these victims, 5,207 were farmers and 6,083 were agricultural labourers.

Amid unabated Punjab farm suicides, 4 girls of a family brace for a grim future

June 02, 2022 7:18 am

Punjab’s largest farm union, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), pegged the number of suicides of farmers and farm labourers in the state at 55 since April 1.

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5 farm suicides in 4 days: Agri minister tells DCs to visit kin of deceased, start compensation process

October 02, 2021 11:16 am

BKU Ugrahan has demanded compensation of Rs 60,000 per acre for farmers and 30,000 per acre compensation for farm labourers. However, government rates are Rs 12,000 per acre for farmers.

Odisha farmer dies by suicide after paddy distress sale

August 07, 2021 11:52 pm

Unable to get the minimum selling price, the farmer was forced to sell the produce at a minimal cost, incurring a loss of Rs 1.5 lakh, his son said.

FARMER-SON SUICIDE CASE: Majithia demands cheating case against Punjab CM, PPCC chief

March 03, 2021 1:09 am

Majithia said the suicide note left by Jagtar mentioned "Congress government's promise of waiving the loans", and added that it further read that "the loan taken from a society was not waived off".

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Maharashtra: 14,591 farmers committed suicide in in five years, says Minister

March 02, 2020 6:11 pm

"From October 2014 to August 2019, as many as 14,591 farmers have committed suicide, of which 5,430 cases are disqualified for any help, while another 214 cases are pending for enquiry," Vijay Wadettiwar said.

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Farmer suicides: Andhra govt pays first tranche of compensation to families

February 22, 2020 2:44 am

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said 1,513 farmers committed suicide during the previous regime and vowed to give compensation to families of all the remaining 1,122 farmers that the TDP did not compensate.