Lok Sabha Question No. 761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Loan to Farmers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Financial Services

Lok Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 761

**To be answered on  24  July, 2015/  2  Shravana, 1937 (Saka)**

**LOAN TO FARMERS**

**Question**

761.  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased to state the details of loans provided by the Rural Cooperative Banks to the families of the farmers who committed suicides during the last three years, State-wise?

**Answer**

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(Shri  Jayant Sinha)

The number of suicides committed by farmers attributed to agrarian distress during last three years i.e. 2012, 2013 & 2014, as reported by State Governments, was 1066, 890 and 1357 respectively.  State-wise details are given at **Annexure.**

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the causes of suicide by farmers due to agrarian reasons, inter-alia, include indebtedness, crop failure, drought, socio-economic and personal etc.

As regards loans provided by the Rural Cooperative Banks to the families of the farmers who committed suicides, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has informed that such data is not maintained by them.

**Annexure**

**Statement in respect of USQ No. 761 for 24.07.2015**

**Number of Suicides by farmers due to agrarian reasons as reported by State Governments/ UTs**

| **Sl. No.**                 | **State/ UT**       | **2012**   | **2013**   | **2014**   |
|-----------------------------|---------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 1                           | Andhra Pradesh      | 89         | 49         | 13         |
| 2                           | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 3                           | Assam               | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 4                           | Bihar               | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 5                           | Chhattisgarh  (F/Y) | 1          | 0          | 0          |
| 6                           | Goa                 | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 7                           | Gujarat             | 0          | 1          | 3          |
| 8                           | Haryana             | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 9                           | Himachal Pradesh    | 0          | 0          | NR         |
| 10                          | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0          | 0          | NR         |
| 11                          | Jharkhand           | 0          | 0          | NR         |
| 12                          | Karnataka (F/Y)     | 77         | 58         | 47         |
| 13                          | Kerala  *           | 17         | 1          | 3          |
| 14                          | Madhya Pradesh      | 1          | 1          | 0          |
| 15                          | Maharashtra         | 732        | 665        | 1207       |
| 16                          | Manipur             | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 17                          | Meghalaya           | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 18                          | Mizoram             | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 19                          | Nagaland            | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 20                          | Odisha              | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 21                          | Punjab              | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 22                          | Rajasthan           | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 23                          | Sikkim              | 0          | 0          | NR         |
| 24                          | Tamil Nadu          | 2          | 2          | NR         |
| 25                          | Telangana           | 147        | 112        | 84         |
| 26                          | Tripura             | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 27                          | Uttar Pradesh       | 0          | 1          | NR         |
| 28                          | Uttarakhand         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 29                          | West Bengal         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
|                             | **Total (States)**  | **1066**   | **890**    | **1357**   |
| 30                          | A & N Islands       | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 31                          | Chandigarh          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 32                          | D & N Haveli        | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 33                          | Daman & Diu         | 0          | 0          | NR         |
| 34                          | NCT Delhi           | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 35                          | Lakshadweep         | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| 36                          | Puducherry          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
|                             | **Total (UT)**      | **0**      | **0**      | **0**      |
| **Grand Total (All India)** |                     | **1066**   | **890**    | **1357**   |

NR = Not reported

* Total number of suicides by farmers (due to various reasons)