Telangana in distress as 13 farmers die in single day

Telangana in distress as 13 farmers die in single day
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Thirteen farmers ended their lives on Sunday across five districts of the Telangana making it the highest counts of farmers’ suicides on a single day.

Thirteen farmers ended their lives on Sunday across five districts of the Telangana making it the highest counts of farmers’ suicides on a single day.


Telangana government who has been claiming to be take steps to assist distressed farmers, recently hiked the ex gratia for the kin of the farmers from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh.

Irrigation minister T. Harish Rao on the farmers’ suicides asked the farmers to approach the district administrations for help instead of committing suicides. The minister promised that the government would take care of all farmers and also that every case of suicide will
probed
with the reports being sent to the government.
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