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Death in the midst of plenty - Farmer suicides in Punjab [1]

There remain misconceptions regarding farmer suicides. There is a need to set right these erroneous ideas based on scientific studies that have been conducted seeking to devise solutions to address the prevailing crisis of the peasantry in Punjab.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2018
Sukhpal Singh [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
53
19
15-17
Tags:
Agriculture [4], Farmers [5], Punjab [6], Debt [7], Subsidies [8], Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) [9], Bathinda (D) [10], Sangrur (D) [11]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sukhpal-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/debt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bathinda-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sangrur-d