Farmer suicides in Telangana drop drastically

Hyderabad: The number of farmers and cultivators committing suicide in Telangana fell by about 59 per cent from 2017 till 2021, but the state still accounted for over 10 per cent of such incidents nationwide during that period, the Centre said on Friday.

Presenting the data to Parliament, the Union agriculture and farmers welfare ministry said that from 2017 till 2021, 28,572 farmer suicides were reported all over the country of which 3,055 took place in Telangana.

Responding to a question that asked for the reasons behind the suicide of farmers as identified by government, the ministry said that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which compiled and disseminated information on suicides, had not given separate reasons in its latest report, the ministry said.

When asked if any specific policy initiatives were taken to address the farmer suicide issue, the ministry said that the government had implemented several policies, reforms, developmental programmes and schemes for the welfare of farmers