Maharashtra government admits to rising farm suicides

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Submitted by daya on Mon, 2013-07-29 16:41

1,166 farmers committed suicide in financial year 2012-13

The Maharashtra government has officially admitted to a rising farm suicide rate that saw, on an average, more than three farmers taking their own lives every day in the financial year 2012-13.

thesaurus: 
Maharashtra
Agriculture
Farmers
Dhule (D)
Drought
Osmanabad (D)
Ministry of Home Affairs
Crops
Rehabilitation
Main Topic: 
Agriculture
Author: 
Alok Deshpande
state: 
Maharashtra
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
IGF
External URL: 
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/maharashtra-government-admits-to-rising-farm-suicides/article4965002.ece
Publication Date: 
29/07/2013