1,088 farmers to commit suicide in Marathwada in 2023: Report; Count down from 2022 to 65

A report from the divisional commissioner’s office revealed that 1,088 farmers committed suicide in eight districts of the Marathwada region of central Maharashtra in 2023. An official said, this figure has increased by 65 compared to 2022.

Of the 1,088 suicides in 2023, Beed recorded the highest number of 269 deaths, followed by 182 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 175 in Nanded, 171 in Dharashiv and 103 in Parbhani, the report said. Jalna, Latur and Hingoli reported 74, 72 and 42 such deaths respectively.

According to the report, 1,023 farmer suicides were reported in 2022 in Marathwada, which included Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Hingoli, Dharashiv, Latur, Nanded and Parbhani districts. The administration investigated each case and an ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 lakh was given to the family members in eligible cases, the official said.

Of the 1,088 cases, 777 were eligible for ex-gratia, which have been disbursed and 151 cases are currently under investigation, he said.

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