310 farmers committed suicide in C'garh in three years

As many as 310 farmers committed suicide in Chhattisgarh in the last three years, Revenue Minister Premprakash Pandey informed the state Assembly today.

In a written reply to a question by Congress's Amarjeet Bhagat, he gave district-wise break-up of farmers' suicides between January 1, 2013 and January 31, 2016.

The maximum number of suicides were reported in Surguja district (102), followed by Bemetara (65), Kabirdham (42), Janjgir-Champa (33), Raigarh (24), Rajnandgaon (16), Balod (9), Raipur (6), Balodabazar (4), Dhamtari (3), Mahasamund (2) and one each in Bastar, Kondagaon, Korba and Durg.