Farmer suicides in Maha rise first time in 4 yrs

Farmer suicides in Maharashtra have risen for the first time in four years. The state recorded 2,808 cases in 2019, as per revenue department data, higher by 47 than in 2018. The rise is significant because since 2015, farmer suicides have been falling in the state: From 3,228 in 2015, to 3,052 in 2016, to 2,917 in 2017, when the previous BJP-led government declared a loan waiver. The number declined by over 150 the next year, to rest at 2,761.

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