Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy on Wednesday informed the State Assembly that his department has so far received 122 farmer suicide complaints which are based on investigation reports submitted by district Collectors and SPs to the Home Department.
He, however, said the primary investigation report has revealed that not a single farmer has committed suicide due to clop loss.
According to information furnished by him, the highest 21 farmers have committed suicide in Bargarh district followed by 10 in Balangir, nine in Cuttack, seven each in Angul and Baleswar, six each in Jajpur and Dhenkanal, five each in Kalahandi, Kendrapada, Keonjhar, Nabarangpur and Nuapada, four each in Mayurbhanj and Sambalpur, three each in Bhadrak, Ganjam and Nayagarh, two each in Jharsuguda, Khordha, Koraput and Subarnapur and one each in Sundargarh, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Deogarh and Jagatsinghpur districts.