"The answer to unfortunate instances of farmers' suicides lies in improving their welfare," Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Friday. Singh's colleague Parshottam Rupala too answered on related questions of farmer suicides. He said that states have been directed to analyse in detail the districts where farmer suicides were happening and submit a report to the ministry on it. Rupala also sought to highlight some of the steps initiated by Maharashtra government to prevent farmers from committing suicide. Rupala said that the state is implementing a pilot project in Yavatmal and Osmanabad districts of Amravati and Aurangabad division.

Source: dna August 05, 2017 02:03 UTC