Telangana: Teacher Working for Farmers in Distress Wants Sops to Cover Tenants
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Teacher Working for Farmers in Distress Wants Sops to Cover Tenants

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In the heart of Telangana, where lush fields mask a growing crisis, government school teacher Puli Raju, 52, has become an unexpected ray of hope for countless families. His mission is to ensure government schemes include tenant farmers, who are disproportionately affected by borewell failures and systemic neglect. Raju, a teacher from Etigadda Kistapur village in Toguta mandal of Siddipet, has been a humanitarian force, supporting families affected by farmer suicides. Raju argues that tenant farmers are excluded from most government welfare schemes, which are instead pocketed by landlords who are engaged in other businesses while renting out their land.

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Unable to repay loans, farmer ends life in Telangana
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Unable to repay loans, farmer ends life in Telangana

New Indian Express  

MAHABUBABAD: Allegedly unable to bear the pressure of mounting debts, a 38-year-old farmer died by suicide in Seerole mandal on Sunday. Police said the victim, Thejavath Sreenu, a resident of Sakaram Naik Thanda, consumed pesticide at his agricultural field the evening before. Facing crop losses and struggling to repay the loans, Sreenu became increasingly distressed. Seerole Sub-inspector Ch Nagesh stated …

Tenant farmers in Telangana seek government bailout, tenancy cards
1 month ago

Tenant farmers in Telangana seek government bailout, tenancy cards

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With a debt of Rs 8 lakh weighing on her shoulders, 28-year-old K. Yadamma from Cheelapur in Vikarabad district, was in tears as she narrated the difficulties she faced, at a public hearing held by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park here on Wednesday. There are 22 lakh tenant farmers in the state, who cultivate …

Day after his death, speculation abounds over suicide of farmer in Telangana
6 months, 1 week ago

Day after his death, speculation abounds over suicide of farmer in Telangana

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM : There are several doubts circulating on social media regarding the suicide of farmer Bogedla Prabhakar. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vkramarka on Wednesday assured people that the government will not spare anyone responsible for the farmer’s suicide. Family members of the farmer on Wednesday staged a protest before Mandal Revenue Officer K Ramesh at the water tank …

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG
6 months, 2 weeks ago

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG

The Hindu  

The biggest achievement of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao till recently was its “farmer first” policy through which the government had several initiatives for the welfare of farmers and development of the agriculture sector, working president of the BRS K.T. All such initiatives have resulted in bringing down the distress deaths and suicides of farmers …

Suicides by Farmers: Telangana HC Awaits Response from State
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Suicides by Farmers: Telangana HC Awaits Response from State

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Advocate-general A. Sudarshan Reddy on Monday sought time to get instructions from the state government on the rising incidences of suicides by farmers. Take recourse to Customs Act, HC tells petitioner and officials A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court directed the parties to seek recourse to the Customs Act for release of 932 grams of seized gold. …

Farmer suicides in Maharashtra | Ploughing through the pain
11 months ago

Farmer suicides in Maharashtra | Ploughing through the pain

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: the following article has references to suicide. Data, debt, death Veteran journalist and author P. Sainath, who runs the media website, People’s Archive of Rural India, says the number of farmer suicides could be significantly understated. Last year, a ‘classified’ report compiled by Sunil Kendrekar, the then Divisional Commissioner of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, found that about one lakh farmers …

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought

India TV News  

In yet another tragic incident, a farmer in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district took his own life on Monday. Farmer had a loan of Rs 3 lakh According to the police, Naik, was residing in Lingadahalli, Kadur taluk. 1,219 farmers have committed suicide According to officials, in Karnataka, a total of 1,219 farmers have lost their lives in the past 18 months …

Telangana farmers in dire straits, KCR cheated them: Kishan
1 year, 5 months ago

Telangana farmers in dire straits, KCR cheated them: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana farmers are in dire straits and the fact that more than 6,000 farmers committed suicide in the last nine years speaks volumes of the plight of farmers in the state,” Union minister and state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. Addressing a gathering of farmers at Shamirpet to mark the launch of PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendra …

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives?
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives?

The Hindu  

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives? On an average, eight farmers end their lives every day in the State as they are unable to repay the loans taken from private money lenders and banks due to crop loss and falling crop prices. According to the data provided by the Maharashtra government, 1,023 farmers have ended …

Do or Die: Instead of Bullying, Students Must Be Shown World Can Be Their Oyster
1 year, 10 months ago

Do or Die: Instead of Bullying, Students Must Be Shown World Can Be Their Oyster

The Quint  

There have been several suicides over the years. Professor Neerada Reddy's committee in 2007 called these institutes 'concentration camps'. Reports say around 500-700 students have attempted suicide in Vijayawada from 2012-2017. National Crime Records Bureau data show that 333 students committed suicide in 2016 alone. It's high time these institutions start acting like educational institutes instead of money-making factories.

Tenant farmers of Telangana still excluded from state-funded schemes
1 year, 10 months ago

Tenant farmers of Telangana still excluded from state-funded schemes

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST The continued exclusion of Telangana’s tenant farmers from state-funded schemes is making tenancy more insecure in the state. The Rythu Swarajya Vedika, a farmers’ rights organisation working in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, released a survey in December 2022 on the situation of tenant farmers in Telangana. “Apart from being excluded from Rythu Bandhu, …

Telangana Spotlight: ‘Murders’ most foul
1 year, 10 months ago

Telangana Spotlight: ‘Murders’ most foul

The Hindu  

The spree of student suicides and gruesome murders by students in Telangana in recent times have jolted people out of their slumber. Outcry The suicides of Preeti from Kakatiya Medical College and Rakshita, an engineering student from Warangal, both related to cyber bullying; the gruesome murder of Naveen Nenavath by his close friend due to ‘love jealously’ and the suicide …

Take more steps to prevent farmer suicides, Revanth to KCR
2 years ago

Take more steps to prevent farmer suicides, Revanth to KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Alleging that 7,069 farmers had committed suicide in the state since 2014, TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday demanded that tenant farmers be given due recognition in all government schemes as almost 80 percent of those who ended their lives were from this category. In an open letter addressed to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Congress leader …

Nearly a million farmers losing out on MSP in Telangana
2 years ago

Nearly a million farmers losing out on MSP in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Almost a million farmers in Telangana, classified as tenant farmers, are being robbed of their right to sell their crops at the minimum support price. Crop procurement is tied to land ownership, and tenant farmers, who are already out of the Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima safety nets, are having to contend with this additional challenge of not being …

Farmer suicides in Telangana drop drastically
2 years, 1 month ago

Farmer suicides in Telangana drop drastically

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of farmers and cultivators committing suicide in Telangana fell by about 59 per cent from 2017 till 2021, but the state still accounted for over 10 per cent of such incidents nationwide during that period, the Centre said on Friday. Presenting the data to Parliament, the Union agriculture and farmers welfare ministry said that from 2017 till …

RSV, HRF say farmers’ families denied mandated compensation
2 years, 5 months ago

RSV, HRF say farmers’ families denied mandated compensation

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Rythu Swarajya Vedika and Human Rights Forum have demanded that state government extend financial aid to families of farmers who have committed suicide but have not yet received financial compensation from the state as envisaged under G.O. A three-member fact-finding team comprising RSV state committee member B. Kondal, HRF state executive committee member K. Madan Sekhar and HRF’s AP …

Welfare schemes should cover tenant farmers: Uttam
2 years, 5 months ago

Welfare schemes should cover tenant farmers: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Demanding that the welfare schemes should cover tenant farmers, Congress MP and former PCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy accused both the Telangana government and the BJP-led Union government of neglecting tenant farmers. The state Congress leader claimed that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar responded to a question he asked in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with a …

Detailed inquiry sought into farmer ‘suicides’ in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 7 months ago

Detailed inquiry sought into farmer ‘suicides’ in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Human Rights Forum and the Rythu Swarajya Vedika on Tuesday demanded that Andhra Pradesh government must launch an inquiry into the alleged farmer suicides and implement provisions of the G.O.43 that mandates a financial package of ₹7 lakh to kin of ryots who have resorted to extreme steps. “Even in the cases where the compensation amount was given, the …

Telangana Families Stay at Farms to Fight Land Grabbing Attempts, Face Death Threats
2 years, 8 months ago

Telangana Families Stay at Farms to Fight Land Grabbing Attempts, Face Death Threats

News 18  

In order to save their two-acre-land from land grabbers, some families from Adilabad in Telangana have been requesting the authorities concerned to provide security to them as well as their farmland. The fear of death threat and the possibility of encroachment of the farms from the land grabbers lead them to stay on the farmland along with family members away …

Steep decline in farmers’ suicide in Telangana: Tomar
2 years, 9 months ago

Steep decline in farmers’ suicide in Telangana: Tomar

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that farmers' suicides in Telangana witnessed a steep decline since 2015. Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar gave a written reply in Lok Sabha to this effect to the question raised by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP A. Revanth Reddy. Revanth Reddy sought to know the details of the number of …

Andhra Pradesh tenant farmers in dire situation: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh tenant farmers in dire situation: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The situation of tenant farmers in Andhra Pradesh is in a dire situation with only 9.6 per cent receiving Crop Cultivating Rights Cards and only three per cent landless tenant farmers getting Rythu Bharosa scheme, said a study conducted by Rythu Swarajya Vedika, which released a report at a round table meeting in Vijayawada on Monday. The RSV activists …

Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh government over farm suicides
5 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh government over farm suicides

India TV News  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over issues being faced by farmers and questioned the efficacy of farm and loan waiver schemes. Priyanka Gandhi cited a media report which said that five farmers have committed suicide in as many days in Bundelkhand's Banda. What kind of farm policy and …

Over 12,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in 3 years: Government
5 years, 6 months ago

Over 12,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in 3 years: Government

India Today  

More than 12,000 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra between 2015 and 2018, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Friday. Out of the total 12,021 farmer suicides during the three-year period, 6,888 cases were found to be eligible for government aid after scrutiny by district-level committees, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Subhash Deshmukh told the House in a written reply. Between …

LS polls: PM Modi's acche din claims are great but what about data on jobs, farmers' suicide & crime?
5 years, 8 months ago

LS polls: PM Modi's acche din claims are great but what about data on jobs, farmers' suicide & crime?

India Today  

India is in the middle of an election season and like any other election, numbers are flying thick and fast in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls too. The BJP's manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha election claims India is close to achieving 99 per cent sanitation in comparison to 38 per in 2014; all villages in India have been electrified and …

Telangana banks on Centre's farm sops
5 years, 11 months ago

Telangana banks on Centre's farm sops

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana State finance department officials are waiting for the Centre’s proposed farm relief package in the hope that it will reduce the financial burden on the state exchequer. Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had in the recent Assembly elections assured farmers he would increase farmer’s investment subsidy under Rythu Bandhu scheme from Rs 8,000 …

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