Vidarbha continues to record higher farmer suicides
The Hindu
As per the information obtained under RTI, kins of an average of 50% dead farmers were found eligible for ₹1 lakh compensation from the State government
Maharashtra recorded 2,489 farmer suicides from January 1 to November 30, 2021, and 2,547 farmer suicides in 2020, with over 50% deaths coming from the State’s Vidarbha region during both years.
According to the information obtained by activist Jitendra Ghadge, after an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the State recorded 2,547 farmer suicides in the year 2020. Out of this, 1,206 deaths were eligible for aid as per the norms of the State government to extend aid while 799 were declared ineligible.
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