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Maharashtra sees 1,267 farmer suicides since Jan; Amravati division worst hit
Updated On: 21 July, 2024 05:39 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, in 2022, Maharashtra led with 37.6 per cent of all farmer suicides in the country
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A total of 1,267 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra in the first six months of this year, with Amravati division in the state`s Vidarbh region accounting for 557 deaths.
As per January to June data in a state government report, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division was second with 430 deaths, followed by 137 in Nashik division, 130 in Nagpur division and 13 in Pune division. No death was reported in the coastal Konkan division.
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