Fewer no of farmers suicides in 2012

Fewer number of farmers committed suicide in India in 2012 compared to the preceding year, though the number of such incidents was higher in some states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, UP and Kerala.
The number of farmer suicides declined to 13,754 in 2012, Parliament was informed today.
In 2011, 14,027 farmers had committed suicide, according to the data placed in the Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar.
The causes of suicides include family problems, illness, property dispute, poverty, dowry dispute, love affair, bankruptcy or sudden change in economic status, fall in social reputation, the minister said in written reply.

The Centre has not done any study to ascertain reasons for farmer suicides as the states enquire into this matter, he added.
The number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra increased to 3,786 in 2012 from 3,337 in the previous year.

The number of farmer suicides rose to 2,572 in Andhra Pradesh in 2012 from 2,206 a year ago.
The number in Kerala rose to 1,081 in 2012 from 830 in 2011, in Uttar Pradesh it increased to 745 in 2012, from 645 in 2011.
Other states where farmer suicides were higher were Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Odhisa, Sikkim and Delhi.

Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryna, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand saw fewer number of farmer suicides.