Overview

• State data shows 767 farmer suicides from January to March, with families of 373 deemed eligible for the ₹1 lakh relief.
• Of the approved Q1 claims, 327 payouts have been made while 46 cleared cases await disbursal and 194 remain under investigation.
• Western Vidarbha bore the brunt of early-year agrarian distress with 257 deaths, followed by 24 suicides in Hingoli district of Marathwada.
• Relief measures include ₹12,000 annual payments under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Namo Shetkari Mahasanman, crop-loss support, expanded irrigation and district-level counseling.
• The government has ruled out raising the ₹1 lakh aid cap despite criticism over slow disbursements.