Revenue Minister Prem Prakash Pandey on Wednesday informed in the Chhattisgarh Assembly that over 300 farmers committed suicide in the State between January 1, 2013 and January 31, 2016.
In a written reply to Congress member Amarjeet Bhagat, the Revenue Minister informed that as many as 309 farmers have committed suicide across Chhattisgarh between January 1, 2013 and January 31, 2016.
As per the minister’s reply, 102 farmers have committed suicide in Surguja district in aforementioned period followed by Bemetara (65), Kabirdham (42), Janjgir-Champa (33), Raigarh (24) and Rajnandgaon (16). As many as six farmers have ended their lives in Raipur.
Three farmers in Rajnandgaon district have been provided assistance from Rashtriya Parivar Arthik Sahayta Rashi, Chief Minister Relief Fund and other fund assistance, he informed.