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40% rise in farmer suicides in Maharashtra

‘Punjab, Haryana wheat growers will not face seeds problem’ - The Hindu
Updated: November 3, 2015 07:34 IST

Punjab and Haryana governments on Monday said that wheat growers in the States will not face any problem in getting seeds as they have made adequate arrangements for the same for Rabi sowing season.

While Punjab has made available 12 lakh quintals of certified seeds, Haryana has arranged 15 lakh quintals of wheat seeds for farmers, officials said here.

There were apprehensions that growers may face shortage of wheat seeds in current Rabi season because of extensive damage to crop caused by inclement weather conditions during February and March this year in both states.

“There is not going to be any problem with wheat seeds as sufficient arrangement has been made,” a senior officer of Punjab Agriculture department said here.

Out of 12 lakh quintals, 5.5 lakh quintals of seeds will be offered to farmers at subsidised rates, he further said.

“Rest of wheat seed requirements will be fulfilled by farmers themselves as they also keep a reserve for sowing purposes,” he said.

Subsidy

Punjab is offering farmers a subsidy equal to the 50 per cent of total cost of seeds or to a maximum of Rs 1,000 per quintal which will be directly transferred to the bank account of applicant farmers and subsidy on wheat seed will be provided for maximum of 5 acre area.

Similarly, Haryana is offering subsidy on purchase of certified wheat seeds.

Anticipating more requirement of seeds by farmers in the wake of crop damage early this year, Haryana government has made arrangement of 15 lakh quintals as against 12 lakh quintals last year “While keeping 60 per cent of seed replacement rate in mind, we have arranged 15 lakh quintals of seed, of which 5 lakh quintals will be sold by government-owned agencies while rest will be sold by private players,” Haryana Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture, Dhanpat Singh said.

The state government has also not allowed private players to sell wheat to other states till demand of local farmers is met.

With farmers are showing more interest in sowing HD 2967 variety, the Haryana government has decided to buy this variety from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

One quintal of seed is sufficient for sowing one hectare of land. Punjab and Haryana are anticipating 35 lakh hectares and 25 lakh hectares of wheat area respectively in Rabi sowing season 2015-16. -- PTI

Four more farmers commit suicide in Odisha - The Hindu

Number of suicides in the State has gone to 50 in the past two months; unofficial figure put at 65
At least four more distressed farmers allegedly committed suicide in Odisha during the past 24 hours, two of whom succumbed at SCB Medical College and Hospital here while undergoing treatment on Monday.

Hospital sources said Shankar Behera (45) of Athgarh died in the evening and Laxmidhar Bhatta (48) of Nayagarh died in the morning. Both were undergoing treatment after consuming pesticides.

Reports reaching here said one farmer each from Dhenkanal and Deogarh districts had died on the day. Behera of Mahalaxmipur of the neighbouring sub-division had apparently taken a combined farm loan of Rs.1 lakh. Distressed over the damage to his crops due to drought, he reportedly consumed poison in his fields on Monday morning and was immediately taken to a local hospital.

When his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the Cuttack hospital where he died in the evening.

Bhatta of Ranapur block passing through similar ordeal had taken the extreme step on October 28. After an initial treatment at a local hospital for two days, he was sent home. But he was rushed to the Cuttack hospital on Sunday evening after he developed complications. He died on Monday morning while undergoing treatment.

With these deaths, the number of farmers committing suicide in the State during the past two months has reached 50 and reports suggest that many farmers are still battling for life at several hospitals.

While it has been clearly established that the troubled farmers are committing suicide due to massive crop loss and heavy loan burden, the State government is still in a denial mode.

Farmer commits suicide in Khammam - The Hindu

A distressed farmer allegedly killed himself by consuming pesticide at Bheemavaram village in Aswapuram mandal late on Monday night. Jampanna, 35, a farmer of Bheemavaram under Tummala Cheruvu gram panchayat, was found dead on a cotton field at Bheemavaram in the small hours of Tuesday.

He reportedly took the extreme step due to financial distress. The Police and Revenue officials concerned rushed to the village on Tuesday morning to ascertain the exact reason behind the alleged suicide.

Two farmers commit suicide - The Hindu

A farmer from Periyapatana taluk committed suicide at his house on Monday. The victim was identified as Kantharaj (30) from Teluginakuppe and the suicide was attributed to his inability to repay the loan of Rs. 2 lakh taken from a public sector bank, besides a personal loan from private moneylenders. He consumed poison at his house and committed suicide. Failure of tobacco and maize crops he had cultivated in his two-acre land compounded his problem. Periyapatana police have registered a case.

In another incident, 36-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his residence at Manchanahalli in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district on Monday.
 
Two farmers end lives
Two farmers end lives
Hassan/Mandya: Nov 4, 2015, DHNS
A farmer woman in debt hanged herself at Hullenahalli, on Monday. The deceased, Kusuma (46), a widow, had taken a loan from a nationalised bank to cultivate maize. The crop failed and she was unable to repay the loan. She is survived by three sons. The Halebeedu police have registered a case.

Another debt-ridden farmer hanged himself at Marasinganahalli of Maddur taluk, in Mandya district. The deceased, Srinivas (53), had availed a loan of Rs 2 lakh from private money-lenders, Rs 15,000 from the Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society and a gold loan of Rs 1.9 lakh from Vijaya Bank.

Unable to withstand the harassment by money-lenders, he committed suicide, stated his wife Lakshmi in a complaint. A case has been registered at the Besagarahalli police station.
 
This is not surprising in the least. Nations like India are beset with the ideal of making big things. reaching the moon or mars, making nuclear weapons and establishing shiny new skyscrapers. But left beneath all of this rubble is nthe situation of the poor and the oppressed. They have no where to go and the government almost never looks after their interests. The result is clear. Poor die or kill themselves and the rich grow richer. It is a sad state of affairs.
 
M.P. proposes 7,000-crore relief for crisis-hit farmers - The Hindu
Updated: November 5, 2015 06:50 IST

A day ahead of a special session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that proposals worth Rs 7,000 crore to provide relief to farmers in the midst of agrarian crisis will be tabled in the House.

“Our priority is to provide relief to farmers whose crops have been damaged due to scanty rainfall and other reasons. For farmers’ sake we have convened the session,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that the state was working for turning agriculture into a profitable business under which it is providing zero per cent interest loans to the farmers, among other facilities.

“The agriculture growth rate of Madhya Pradesh has been excellent at over 20 per cent consecutively in the last four years which is a rare feat,” he said.

Congress hails move

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Satyadev Katare said, “We welcome the move of the ruling party to hold the special session, following our demand.”

He claimed that the condition of farmers was so worrisome that 2,230 of them have committed suicide in the last seven months in the state according to a survey of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, a body of the Sangh Parivar.

He said that had the M.P. government been serious, such a huge number of farmers might not have ended their life.

“The farmers are in distress in the last three years due to crop failure. As the government has failed to address their woes, they are taking the extreme step,” Mr Katare alleged.

He said that the government should state clearly the relief amount it is going to receive from the Centre for Madhya Pradesh farmers.

Mr Katare said that though Mr Chouhan and his Cabinet colleagues had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Union Cabinet Ministers seeking help for the farmers, no relief has reached the state.

UPA did better

The UPA government had given adequate relief amount to Madhya Pradesh whenever the state faced some crisis, he added. – PTI

“Our priority is to provide relief to farmers whose crops have been damaged due to scanty rainfall and other reasons. For farmers’ sake we have convened the special session,” says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Farmer found dead on rly. track - The Hindu

A farmer was found dead on the railway track near Holenarasipur station on Thursday. He has been identified as Swamy (32) of Maragowdanahalli in Holenarasipur taluk.

The relatives suspect that he committed suicide because of crop loss and loan burden. He had borrowed up to Rs. 2 lakh for agriculture activities.

Holenarasipur police have registered a case.
 
110 tehsils drought-hit in Chhattisgarh; Rs 4,000-cr relief sought | Zee News

Raipur: Chhattisgarh government has included 17 more tehsils in the drought-hit category, taking the total number to 110 even as it sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Centre to deal with the situation.

"During the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh yesterday, it was decided 17 tehsils with yield of 50 paise or less as drought-affected," a government spokesperson said here today.

Those districts where tehsils have been categorised drought-hit are Bemetara, Kawardha, Janjgir-Champa, Bastar, Kondagaon, Kanker, Kanker district and Narayanpur.

Keeping in view the situation, a 'Relief Package' proposal of nearly Rs 4,000 crore has been sent to the Central Government for undertaking relief works in all 110 drought-affected tehsils, he added.

Meanwhile the Cabinet also decided to commence the paddy procurement from farmers on support price from November 16, 2015 to January 31, 2016 for the Kharif marketing year 2015-16.

Several other important decisions were taken during the meeting.

Dearness Allowance for the state government employees has been hiked by 6 percent?from July 1, 2015.

This has been hiked from 113 to 119 per cent and will lead to additional financial burden of nearly Rs 400 crore on the government, the official said.

Besides, the Cabinet has decided to establish Fire and Emergency Services and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in Chhattisgarh.

"In upcoming decades, urban population is expected to rise drastically in several cities of the state. In view of which, establishing efficient fire and emergency services and State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) seems necessary," he said.

Fire-workers, home guards and State Disaster Relief Force will be brought under one roof under the initiative, he added.

Lands for fire stations will be earmarked in all 27 districts.

In the first phase, fire stations of A and B category will be established in ten districts namely Raipur, Bilaspur, Ambikapur, Jagdalpur, Rajnandgaon, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Raigarh and Koriya.

In the second phase (second and third year), fire stations would be set up in remaining 17 districts.
 
Drought: Maharashtra seeks Centre’s help - The Hindu
Updated: November 8, 2015 02:23 IST

The Maharashtra government will seek a Rs. 4,300-crore financial assistance package from the Centre for providing succour to over 16,000 drought-affected villages, State Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Eknath Khadse said on Saturday.

Mr. Khadse said a memorandum seeking funds, expected to benefit over 60 lakh farmers in the drought-affected region, would be sent to New Delhi on Sunday.

The Minister, who had earlier declared over 14,708 villages drought-affected, said the State’s assessment by October 31 showed that drought-like conditions also prevailed in 1,420 villages in Buldhana district in Vidarbha, and they would be added to the list of drought-affected villages.

Mr. Khadse, who also handles the Revenue portfolio, said he had personally discussed the issue with Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh, and requested him to send a Central team in a week for drought assessment.

Maharashtra has already announced a 33.5 per cent discount in current power bills of agriculture pumps, waived fees for school and college students, offered a discount in land revenues, and issued orders to the State power utility to ensure continued power supply to farmers to ensure the functioning of agricultural pumpsets.

Apart from prioritising the Jalyukt Shivar water conservation programme to store rainwater in farm ponds and increase the water table, the Fadnavis government also provides wheat at Rs. 2 a kg and rice at Rs. 3 a kg to an estimated 68 lakh families as a direct programme to stem farmer suicides.

In addition, all farmers are entitled to health support under Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana. The BJP-led government has also brought more farmland under the crop insurance cover, increasing it from 28.05 lakh hectares to 52 lakh hectares.
 
Punjab releases Rs. 71 croretowards paymentof cane arrears - The Hindu

Updated: November 9, 2015 00:31 IST

The Punjab government has released Rs. 71 crore through banks for immediate payment of outstanding arrears to sugarcane farmers.

The spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office on Sunday said that the CM had directed the State Cane Commissioner to hold a joint meeting with owners of private sugar mills and the representative of the banks soon to ensure that the balance amount of Rs. 135 crore was also released to the cane growers without any delay.

The State government had already approved a soft loan of Rs. 200 crore the order had been issued in this regard.
 
Farmer commits suicide - The Hindu

A farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide at his residence at K.R. Pet village in Chikkamagaluru taluk on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sheshe Gowda (35), son of Krishne Gowda. For the last 20 years, he was cultivating ginger, coffee and silver in a government land. However, he had no record to claim ownership over the land.Recently, a resident of the village claimed ownership of the land by producing some documents. After that, Sheshe gowda was upset. Besides that, he was depressed owing to low yield of ginger. He consumed a pesticide that was meant to be administered for ginger crop on Monday. He was taken to Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, where he died later.Chikkamagaluru Rural police have registered a case.
 
Govt. approves over Rs 1,100 cr subsidy for cane farmers - The Hindu

In the first ever direct subsidy payment to farmers, the government on Wednesday decided to pay sugarcane growers Rs 4.50 per quintal for the cane they will sell to loss-making millers, a move that will cost Rs 1,147 crore to the exchequer.

The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to give a production-linked subsidy directly to cane growers, as export subsidy, which was provided in the last two sugar seasons 2013-14 and 2014-15 to millers, was questioned by many countries at the WTO.

The decision was hailed by the industry body ISMA, which said that millers’ cane price liability would reduce by about Rs 1,100 crore, thus partly compensating their losses.

Sugar mills are facing a liquidity crunch due to surplus output that lead to low retail prices of the sweetener.

“To further ensure timely payment of cane dues in the current sugar season, the government has decided to provide a production subsidy at the rate of Rs 4.50 per quintal of cane crushed to offset cane cost,” an official release said.

The subsidy would be paid directly to farmers on behalf of millers and adjusted against the cane price payable to farmers towards FRP, including arrears of previous years.

The remaining balance, if any, would be credited into the millers’ account, it said, adding that priority will be given to settling cane dues arrears of the previous years.

The Centre has fixed Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), the minimum price that mills have to pay to cane farmers, at Rs 230 per quintal for the 2015-16 season (October-September).

With the subsidy being borne by the government, mills will now have to pay only Rs 225.5 a quintal to farmers.
 
800 farmer suicides in State: CM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said as many as 800 farmers had committed suicide in Karnataka.


“We have implemented many farmer-friendly programmes. Similarly, the co-operative sector should be part of the cause by implementing fare prices for agri-products and creating market without the interference of brokers,” he said.

Siddaramaiah said that the government would increase the compensation from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the families of farmers who committed suicide in the State.

“We cannot value life in terms of money. It’s learnt that farmers are driven to suicide mainly due to their inability to pay debts. Hence, the compensation will be increased to support the families,” Siddaramaiah said at the inaugural of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Karnataka State Co-operative Consumer Federation here.

He said the State government had given loans to as many as 21 lakh farmers and had plans to provide loans to more farmers this year. “For this, we need the support of the Central government. Besides, the loan given by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has also come down. The State has written to the bank seeking funds,” he said.

H S Mahadevaprasad, Minister for Co-operation and Sugar, said the government planned to include one member from every BPL family in the co-operative association.
 
http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...-suicide-in-chikkamagaluru/article9226658.ece

Updated: October 16, 2016 14:57 IST
Two farmers committed suicide in Chikkamagaluru district recently. Both had difficulty in repaying loans they borrowed for farming.

Jose (45), who had grown ginger and banana in a four-acre land at Susalavani village in N.R. Pura taluk, ended his life by consuming pesticide on Friday. He died in a hospital in Shivamogga later. He had taken the land for ginger cultivation on a lease. He was upset after he lost the crop due to a fungal infection, according to his daughter Namya Jose. N.R. Pura police have registered an unnatural death case.

Kenchappa (60), a resident of Gollarahatti near Yagati in Kadur taluk, consumed poison on Thursday and died on the way to a hospital in Shivamogga.

His brother Balappa told the police that Kenchappa had borrowed loan from cooperative society and private parties to grow maize in his four-acre-farm and for marriages expenses of his three daughters. He had been paying interest to clear the loan for last three years. He was disturbed as yield from the farm was poor. His outstanding loan was Rs. 3 lakh. Yagati police have registered a case.
 
40% rise in farmer suicides???

Why??
Local officials corruption disaster donations and compensation??
But it's not worth it to give up life. Can go to rebel.
Inform the media or reported to the official website. The worst way, to use violence. (though I don't approve of). But why want to commit suicide?
 
40% rise in farmer suicides???

Why??
Local officials corruption disaster donations and compensation??
But it's not worth it to give up life. Can go to rebel.
Inform the media or reported to the official website. The worst way, to use violence. (though I don't approve of). But why want to commit suicide?

Water problems but now the Indian Government is working on the canal systems to provide water for farmers.
 
Water problems but now the Indian Government is working on the canal systems to provide water for farmers.
Although because of lack of water, also should not commit suicide.
(as far as I know, Indian law forbids suicide)
 
Although because of lack of water, also should not commit suicide.
(as far as I know, Indian law forbids suicide)

Kenchappa had borrowed loan from cooperative society and private parties to grow maize in his four-acre-farm and for marriages expenses of his three daughters. He had been paying interest to clear the loan for last three years. He was disturbed as yield from the farm was poor. His outstanding loan was Rs. 3 lakh. Yagati police have registered a case.
 
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