Aurangabad: Although two consecutive state governments ignore agricultural loans, the suicide of farmers continues.
Activists have shown that after the neglect of the first loan in 2017, there were excess rain for two consecutive years.
This was followed by the Covid outbreak.
As a result, several lakh tons of plants, fruits and vegetables ended rot on the farm for four consecutive years.
Activists accused that the micro-finance company (MFCS) also played a role in triggering suicide of farmers in the state.
In the first 11 months of 2021, eight Marathwada districts themselves reported 805 farmers’ suicide.
From them, 605 cases concluded eligible for Ex Gratia, while 84 cases concluded did not meet the requirements.
A total of 115 cases are awaiting questions to confirm if suicide can be considered as a suicide of farmers.
In comparison, by 2020, 773 suicide farmers were reported.
From them, 617 considered a qualified case, 110 did not meet the requirements, and the rest was waiting for an investigation.
In 2019, 937 suicide farmers were reported in the Marathwada area – 761 qualified and 176 did not meet the requirements.
On February 25, 2020, the Government of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) announced the neglect of agricultural loans to RS 2 Lakh.
This is for a loan available between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2020.
The implementation of neglect is carried out under the neglect of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Loan Loan in the state.
It finally benefited 19 lakh farmers.
In 2017, as cm, Devendra Fadnivis announced the scheme of neglect of agricultural loans.
Based on this scheme, the state spent by RS 24,000 Crore on the neglect of agricultural loans and the state claims that it includes 85% of farmers in the state.
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna Raju Shetti told TII, “Loan neglect is not the solution to this problem, it is only a superficial drug.
Farmers end in debt and get a lower return than what they have invested.” He said that making minimum support laws ( MSP) must overcome this problem.
Jayajirao Farmers Activists Suryawanshi said, “The only way to stop suicide of farmers in Maharashtra is to implement the Telangana pattern, where the state provides Rs 10,000 per hectare for purchasing seeds and fertilizers.” He said excessive rainfall was followed by Pandemichave outbreaks of plants for four consecutive years because the neglect of loans provided by the state proved ineffective.
Echoing it, Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Shetkari Mandal’s Deepak Joshi said, “The Government in a row has released thousands of crores agricultural loans and harvest, but never take steps to encourage loan payments.
Disabled systems.” He expressed his unhappiness on the grounds that this relief Never benefit from farmers who have been religiously to pay for their agricultural loans and harvest them on time.
Some activists also show that there are a large number of farmers in the state, which are benefited from the loan neglect scheme in the past four years.
Loan neglect failed to stop suicide of farmers
