‘Abysmal’ support for families as farmer suicides surge in Andhra
The Human Rights Forum and the farmers' union Rythu Swarajya Vedika have urged the Andhra Pradesh government to take immediate steps to address a sharp rise in farmer suicides in Palnadu district. A joint fact-finding mission by the two organisations documented nine recent suicides across seven villages, finding that only one bereaved family received the mandated ex gratia.