{"id":350,"date":"2019-06-02T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kisansabha.in\/?p=350"},"modified":"2024-06-17T12:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T12:41:41","slug":"farmer-suicides-decline-by-45-in-karnataka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kisansabha.in\/index.php\/2019\/06\/02\/farmer-suicides-decline-by-45-in-karnataka\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer Suicides Decline by 45% in Karnataka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BENGALURU: In a major relief to the state government \u2014 which has spent most of its first year warding off daily political dangers \u2014 the number of farmer suicides<\/a> in Karnataka<\/a> has dipped by 45% for year ending March 31, even as one farmer killed himself every 12 hours on average.
In 2018-19, 572 farmer suicides have been accepted as those relating to agriculture, while another 128 are under review. In 2017-18, there were 1,050 accepted cases, which is 45.5% more than the 572. Now, if the 128 cases too are considered as farmer suicides taking the total number to 700, the decline would still be 33%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initially, all the reports of farmer suicides as claimed by families are counted. Then a committee examines whether they are farm-related or not. Only those deaths caused by agricultural issues are finally accepted.
\u201cThe decline shows farmers are gaining confidence… although we have several initiatives, I can\u2019t claim sole credit; I\u2019d be happy if there was no suicide. Government has taken farmers into confidence while forming programmes,\u201d chief minister HD Kumaraswamy told TOI.
Promise and hope
Farmer leaders, however, say while there has been some revival of hope, there is a lot that\u2019s desired on ground. \u201cThe waiver is yet to reach everybody, and there\u2019s nothing done about the sugarcane issue. But there\u2019s some hope after the CM himself took on the banks, we hope he fulfils the promises,\u201d said KS Sudheer Kumar, Mandya district president, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha.
Claiming the government sincerely tried to boost farmers\u2019 morale, Kumaraswamy said the crop loan waiver \u2014 15.5 lakh farmers have benefited so far \u2014 was only one such initiative.
Prof MG Chandrakanth, director, Institute for Social and Economic Change (Isec), said: \u201cThere are two issues: One, the government must have long-term strategies that include marketplace intervention. There must be a direct link between buyers and sellers. Two, farmers must not over-depend on field crops and must embrace integrated farming and even look at millets that are changing the game.\u201d
Cauvery belt most hit
Overall, 3,737 farmers committed suicide in Karnataka in four years between 2015-16 and 2018-19, which means more than two farmers killed themselves every day.
A region-wise analysis of these deaths shows the five districts in the Cauvery belt \u2014 Mandya, Mysuru, Hassan, Chamarajanagar and Ramanagara \u2014 are the worst affected collectively. While they make up only 16% of the districts in the state, they account for 24% of the suicides.TOP COMMENTUNDOUBTEDLY, THE CREDIT MUST GO TO THE BRILLIANT CHIEF MINISTER OF KARNATAKA, WITHOUT ANY CORRUPTION ISSUES HE IS HANDLING THE ADMINISTRATION OF STATE SO EFFECTIVELY, HATS OFF KUMARASWAMY… GREAT AND BRILLIANT…William IndiaSEE ALL COMMENTSADD COMMENT
Comparatively, six districts in the Mumbai-Karnataka region \u2014 Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Haveri, Dharwad and Gadag \u2014 account for 28% of the suicides, while six other districts in Hyderabad-Karnataka \u2014Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Ballari, Koppal and Yadgir \u2014 account for 23% of the suicides.
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to bring in significant changes in farming methods and make agriculture profitable. We\u2019ve allocated more than Rs 46,000 crore for agriculture and allied activities and irrigation, energy subsidy and marketing support. We\u2019ve also announced programmes that support farmers at every stage \u2014 sowing to marketing his produces,\u201d said Kumaraswamy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BENGALURU: In a major relief to the state government \u2014 which has spent most of its first year warding off daily political dangers \u2014 the number of farmer suicides in Karnataka has dipped by 45% for year ending March 31, even as one farmer killed himself every 12 hours on average.In 2018-19, 572 farmer suicides have been accepted as 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