राष्ट्रीय (25/11/2014)
NHRC notice to Government of Telengana over suicide by 76 farmers
The National Human Rights Commission
has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 76 farmers committed
suicide in Telengana State since its formation.
Reportedly, thousands of farmers are caught in a vicious cycle of debts due
to low yields or total crop failure and there was constant pressure from
moneylenders and when it does not rain and crops start failing, all they can
think of is escaping it by taking their own lives.
The State Government had announced a scheme of waiver of loan to farmers, but, an order issued by it on the 13th August, 2014 stated that the scheme covers only institutional loans and not loans from non-institutional sources.
The Commission has observed that the
contents of the press report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human
rights of the farmers. Accordingly, it
has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Telengana calling for
a report in the matter within two weeks. |
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