Maharashtra: 685 farmers have committed suicide in Marathwada so far this year, with the highest number of deaths occurring in the agriculture minister’s home district.

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According to a report, 294 people died in Marathwada region in the three months of monsoon (June to August) in the year 2023.

Aurangabad:

Farmer suicides in India: At least 685 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region till August 31 this year, with the highest 186 deaths in Beed, the home district of state agriculture minister Dhananjay Munde. This information has been given in an official report. The dry region of Madhya Maharashtra consists of eight districts: Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Parbhani, Nanded, Osmanabad, Hingoli and Latur.

294 people died in Marathwada in just three months of monsoon

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According to a report by the Divisional Commissioner’s office, Aurangabad, 685 farmers took their own lives in Marathwada region from January 1 to August 31 in the year 2023. Of these, 294 deaths occurred in the three months of monsoon (June to August). An official said that currently Marathwada has received 20.7 percent less rainfall. The area has recorded 455.4 mm rainfall till 11 September, while the average monsoon rainfall during this period is 574.4 mm.

186 farmers have committed suicide the most in Beed district

According to the report, 186 farmers have committed suicide in Beed district. Beed is the home district of rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader Munde, who joined the Eknath Shinde-led government on July 2 as a cabinet minister. About two weeks later he was given the Ministry of Agriculture.

A large number of farmers sacrificed in these districts too

Along with this, the report has said that the maximum number of 113 farmers committed suicide in Osmanabad after the beed. While 110 farmers have committed suicide in Nanded, 95 in Aurangabad, 58 in Parbhani, 51 in Latur, 50 in Jalna and 22 in Hingoli.

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