Lok Sabha Question No. 336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Suicides by Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev, Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 336

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## SUICIDES BY FARMERS

## 336.   SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK DEV: SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  suicides  committed  by  farmers  in  the  country  since  2014,  and year wise;
- (b) whether the Government has constituted any committee to investigate the reasons for farmers' suicides, if so, the main conclusion of its report;
- (c) whether the Government has provided compensation to the families of farmers who committed suicide, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is running any alternative schemes for the economic and social security of farmers; and
- (e) the details of concrete efforts made by the Government so far to stop suicides being committed by farmers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी

(SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  under  the  Ministry  of  Home Affairs compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides  in  India'  (ADSI).  The  report  till  2022  is  available  on  NCRB  website (https://ncrb.gov.in).

Agriculture is a State Subject. Ex gratia or relief is provided by State Governments as per State provisions & rules. Government of India supports the States through appropriate policy  measures  and  budgetary  allocation  for  schemes  for  farmers  welfare.  Schemes/ programmes  of  Government  of  India  aim  to  increase  production,  provide  remunerative returns  and  income  support  to  farmers.  The  Government  has  substantially  enhanced  the budget  allocation  of  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare(DA&FW)  from  Rs. 21,933.50  crore  BE  during  2013-14  to  Rs.  1,27,290.16  crore  BE  during  2025-26.  Major schemes/  programmes  initiated  by  DA&FW  to  enhance  overall  income  of  farmers  and remunerative returns in the agriculture sector are as under:

1.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)/  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
4.  Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
5.  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
6.  Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
7.  National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
8.  Namo Drone Didi
9.  National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
10.  Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
11.  Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
12.  Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
13.  Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
14.  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
15.  Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
16.  Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
17.  Agroforestry
18.  Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
19.  Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
20.  Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
21.  National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
22.  Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
23.  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
24.  National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
25.  National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
26.  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
27.  Digital Agriculture Mission
28.  National Bamboo Mission

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