Agricultural Labourers

NCRB 2016 data: Delayed NCRB report, added categories don't take away from grim reality of farmer suicides

The death of so many farmers in the country, now close to 3.5 lakh, has not led to radical policy changes to revitalise the agriculture sector. The farmer is once again caught in the grip of uncertain rains and debt, with little hope on the horizon. And the suicides continue, even if the NCRB introduces new categories and delays its own reports.

Crushed by negligence: All you need to know about the drought and agrarian crisis in Telangana

A total of 37,912 farmers committed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the last 19 years. Telangana’s agrarian crisis is real, with heart wrenching stories that underlie these statistics.