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19,483 farmers ended lives in Karnataka in 10 years

  •   Sun, Dec 21 2014 09:21:52 PM

Belagavi, Dec 21 (DHNS): Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that as many as 19,483 farmers have committed suicide in the last 10 years in the State.

In a written reply to a question by JD(S) MLA Gopalaiah in the Assembly, he said among the total 19,483 deaths, only 2,414 were reported to the Agriculture department, as per the statistics provided by the National Crime Record Bureau.

Among 2,414 suicides, 1,231 cases have been found eligible for compensation by the government, he said. Stating that the number of suicides had come down since 2007-08, he said steps have been taken to make agriculture cost-effective by providing seeds and agriculture implements at concessional rates. Byregowda said in 2006-07, the number of suicides stood at 176, which shot up to 182 in 2007-08.

The number of deaths came down to 156 in 2008-09 and it further came down to 146 in 2009-10 and in 2013-14, the number of deaths was 58.
  

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  • Robin, Byndoor

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    Begging with Goverment is of no use. I request some people of our society like Dr. Mohan Alva, Dr. B. R. Shetty, Veerendra Heggade etc to divert their attention much given to the cultural activities to this severe problem that is threatening the life of Human being. Farmer only grows the food for human to survive.

    What if no Farmer around ?

    Everybody left agriculture and see a safe place in city. Not only that. They also advise others NOT to do profitless agriculture. In one sense they are right. But agriculture is not a one man show.

    One more thing that killed agriculture is Middlemen. Travel along the coastal belt. Identify the middlemen. Compare the living conditions of farmers and the middlemen.... You will get the real picture.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    DUE TO RULE OF ITALIAN LED CONGRESS IN LAST ONE DECADE SUICIDE OF FARMERS ARE HIGH ALL OVER INDIA.

    NOW ONWARDS NO SUICIDE .

    SHRIMAAN NARENDRA MODIJI IS THERE.

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  • Preetham, mangalore

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    Please don't raise your BP sir, Now NRI PM is ruling.....he will solve things with the tactics he used to sell tea.

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  • Suleman Byari, Udupi

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    If such trend continues in India, we will end up with no one to cultivate grains. India has to depend on importing food grains.

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    On one hand we have our Farmers who toil 24/7 on the land, so that we could have food on the table, and we are letting them die like this.

    and

    On the other hand we have our politicians and bureaucrat's whom we have elected and they are literally taking the foods from our children’s mouths and minting money at everybody's expense.

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore, Houston/Dallas, Texas

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    Farming is a very dedicated yet very competitive profession. Farming needs Government subsidies specially nowadays when the global climate is changing and each year brings more constraints on farming.

    The world is now focused on the Industrial advancement giving high priority on technology and brining more prosperity thru manufacturing and trading.

    The farmers therefore are always on the loosing side of the game, and when each year brings more devastation to the crop and the yield, the farmer is left with no option but end his or her life. It is sad but it is a fact that each one of us have to appreciate and render our hand of help to a farmer in whichever way possible.

    Being farmers in India ourselves, we know our strengths and our weaknesses, but we need to remain focused on our objectives and remain satisfied with what we have and what we get.

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  • Achhu , M,lore

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    What is the government Target of killing farmers. .if you tell me that figure I can comment better.

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Dec 22 2014

    Terribly frustrating news. Very proudly, every year the list of the billionaires less than 100 in India is published as the "India shining" publicity but here we see "India crying".

    19483 in Karnataka alone. When totaling the number from every State of the Union, how many thousands?

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  • Valerian D'souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Sun, Dec 21 2014

    BJP spent billions for election from the money they have made.
    Congress made enough fortunes for their next 7 generations.
    People who came to serve us have made us their servants.
    VHP/RSS have tons of money for re-conversions, but will give nothing to these dying farmers.
    If missionaries help them, saffron brigade will accuse them of conversions.
    Food grain growers will die in debt, but tobacco, liquor companies and drug dealers will flourish in this land.

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  • prem, mudubelle

    Sun, Dec 21 2014

    farmers are back bone of country.its ad to say govt plays with life of farmers. they wont support farmers. they just bother about industry.
    MODIS MANTRA....ACHHE DIN AYENGE..BLACK MONEY VAPS AYENGE . ITS ALL BULL S##T... achhe din aye only adaani nd ambani.
    he is fooling Indian people. he is silent like man mouna singh in parliament,when asked questions about CONVERSIONS IN up.....
    so now he is silent about farmers too.......

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  • sandeep , abudhabi

    Sun, Dec 21 2014

    It mean less sang parivaar saved more killed.parivaar busy in religious issue.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, INDIA

    Sun, Dec 21 2014

    Farmers need to stop taking their lives....there is no use of doing this.congress or BJP can't help you in this regard, both are continuing same policy, they are fooling you, really sorry to say. Conditions of farmers in all the states are same.

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  • stan, dubai

    Sun, Dec 21 2014

    How many our MLA's become multimillionaires in 10 years???

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