Farmers Suicide
IJMBS Vol. 2, ISSue 1, Jan. - March 2012
ISSN : 2230-9519 (Online) | ISSN : 2231-2463 (Print)
Study of Suicide Victims of Agriculture in Punjab
Singhania University, Pacheri Bari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India
Abstract Punjab is going to approach environmentalism ,labour diversification and economic growth moving forward. The agricultural system that had been introduced as part of a development, project has failed for especially the weaker parts of Indian society ie agricultural labourers, marginal and small farmers. It already boasts one of the highest unemployment rates, and despite its agricultural success, farmers livelihoods have been declining resulting in a record number of farmer suicides. The various reasons, for suicides among Punjab farmers is perturbing enough to warrant a serious study. In the present case, suicide among Punjab farmers have by all means become a public issue as these are no longer confined to isolated cases. Keyword Suicide, Lack of Human value, Agriculture, Financing I. Introduction India is an Agrarian country with around 60 percent of its people directly or indirectly depend upon Agriculture. Agriculture in India is often attributed as gambling with monsoon because of its almost exclusive dependency on monsoons. The failure of these monsoons leading to series of droughts lack of better prices, exploitation by Middleman have been leading to series of suicides committed by farmers across India. The current spate of farmers suicides highlighted by the media first in kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and now in Punjab, is certainly a disturbing phenomenon. Punjab is going to approach environmentalism, labour diversification , and economic growth moving forward. It already boasts one of the highest unemployment rates in India, and despite its agricultural success, farmer livelihoods have been declining, resulting in a record number of farmer suicides. The various reasons, for suicides among Punjab farmers is perturbing enough to
ISSN : 2230-9519 (Online) | ISSN : 2231-2463 (Print)
Study of Suicide Victims of Agriculture in Punjab
Singhania University, Pacheri Bari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India
Abstract Punjab is going to approach environmentalism ,labour diversification and economic growth moving forward. The agricultural system that had been introduced as part of a development, project has failed for especially the weaker parts of Indian society ie agricultural labourers, marginal and small farmers. It already boasts one of the highest unemployment rates, and despite its agricultural success, farmers livelihoods have been declining resulting in a record number of farmer suicides. The various reasons, for suicides among Punjab farmers is perturbing enough to warrant a serious study. In the present case, suicide among Punjab farmers have by all means become a public issue as these are no longer confined to isolated cases. Keyword Suicide, Lack of Human value, Agriculture, Financing I. Introduction India is an Agrarian country with around 60 percent of its people directly or indirectly depend upon Agriculture. Agriculture in India is often attributed as gambling with monsoon because of its almost exclusive dependency on monsoons. The failure of these monsoons leading to series of droughts lack of better prices, exploitation by Middleman have been leading to series of suicides committed by farmers across India. The current spate of farmers suicides highlighted by the media first in kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and now in Punjab, is certainly a disturbing phenomenon. Punjab is going to approach environmentalism, labour diversification , and economic growth moving forward. It already boasts one of the highest unemployment rates in India, and despite its agricultural success, farmer livelihoods have been declining, resulting in a record number of farmer suicides. The various reasons, for suicides among Punjab farmers is perturbing enough to
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