1,166 farmers committed suicide in financial year 2012-13
The Maharashtra government has officially admitted to a rising farm suicide rate that saw, on an average, more than three farmers taking their own lives every day in the financial year 2012-13.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/maharashtra-government-admits-rising-farm-suicides
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alok-deshpande
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dhule-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/osmanabad-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-home-affairs
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation