Farmer Suicides in India

Mar 22, 2011, 09:43 IST

Farmer suicides in India were estimated at 17,368, in 2009, by the National Crime Records Bureau.

Farmer suicides in India were estimated at 17,368, in 2009, by the National Crime Records Bureau. Out of these 17368 cases, 10765 farmer suicides occurred in the five states, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh often referred as the suicide belt. Maharashtra recorded 2872 number of farmer suicides in 2009 and remained the worst state for the tenth successive year in terms of farm suicides. Andhra Pradesh recorded the second maximum number of farm suicide cases which stood at 2414. Karnataka registered 2282 cases in which farmers committed suicide.

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