Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Failure of crops due to unseasonal rains and monsoon failure, 18/12/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Failure of crops due to unseasonal rains and monsoon failure, 18/12/2015. According to India Meteorological Department, during South-West Monsoon, 2015 (1 June to 30 September), the country as a whole received 760.6 mm rainfall as opposed to the normal rainfall of 887.5 mm, which 14% deficient. Details of meteorological sub-division-wise rainfall is Annexure-I. As per the information provided by the Government of States/UTs for the year 2015 the number of suicides due to agrarian reason is at Annexure-II.