Impact of socio - economic issues leading to farmer suicide in Vidarbha region in case of Yavatmal district (Also available on CD)
Sakhare, Nitu
Impact of socio - economic issues leading to farmer suicide in Vidarbha region in case of Yavatmal district (Also available on CD) - 2009 - iii,xv,123p.,CD-ROM
CONTENTSTable of Content i List of Table v List of Charts vii List of Figure vii List of Map vii List of Abbreviation viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix 1 INTRODUCTION 1-2 1.1 Background of the study 1-2 1.2 Importance of the topic 1-3 1.3 Need of study 1-4 1.4 Aim 1-5 1.5 Objectives 1-5 1.6 Scope 1-6 1.7 Methodology 1-6 1.8 Analytical framework 1-7 2 FARMER SUICIDE SCENARIO 2-9 2.1 Scenario in India 2-9 2.1.1 India during the Great Depression 2-10 2.1.2 Falling of market India 2-12 2.1.3 Bt cotton technology 2-14 2.1.4 Women Farmers Suicides 2-18 2.2 Agrarian scenario Maharashtra 2-18 2.2.1 Farmer suicide in Maharashtra 2-20 3 RELIEF PACKAGES FOR FARMERS 3-25 3.1 Aims of Packages:- 3-25 3.2 The chief minister package 3-25 3.2.1 Immediate help:- 3-26 3.2.2 Description of Packages:- 3-26 3.2.3 Measures to alleviate indebtedness 3-26 3.3 The Prime Minister packages 3-33 3.3.1 Immediate relief 3-33 3.3.2 Long term relief measures 3-33 3.4 70000 crore loan waiver package 3-34 3.5 Reality of Packages 3-34 3.5.1 Designing of relief packages 3-35 3.5.2 Special effort taken for the packages 3-36 3.5.3 Implementation mechanism 3-36 3.5.4 Awareness of relief packages 3-37 3.5.5 Impact of packages upon the suicide-hit family 3-38 3.5.6 Reach in reality of packages: - 3-39 4 AREA PROFILE 4-44 4.1 Selection of Yavatmal 4-44 4.1.1 Demographic profile of Yavatmal 4-44 4.1.2 Administration Setup 4-47 4.1.3 Rainfall and Climate 4-47 4.1.4 Caste Structure 4-49 4.1.5 Crop Structure 4-50 4.2 Study Area 4-51 4.2.1 Bothbodan Village 4-51 4.2.2 Sunna village 4-53 4.2.3 Cropping pattern 4-56 5 Impact of suicide on family 5-58 5.1.1 Impact upon the elders in Yavatmal 5-58 5.1.2 Situation of the farmers immediate after suicide 5-58 5.1.3 Impact on the elderly 5-60 6 FARMER SUICIDE CASES 6-63 6.1 Single Risk Factor 6-63 6.1.1 Indebtedness 6-63 6.1.2 Miscellaneous 6-65 6.2 Double Risk Factor 6-67 6.2.1 Indebtedness + crop failure 6-67 6.2.2 Indebtedness + miscellaneous 6-73 7 MICRO ANALYSIS OF FARMER SUICIDE 7-77 7.1 Introduction 7-77 7.2 Analysis of Farmer Suicide Cases 7-77 7.2.1 Reason and year of suicide of deceased 7-77 7.2.2 Suicide Cases Eligible/not eligible for receiving Compensation 7-78 7.2.3 Basic particulars of the Deceased Individual 7-80 7.2.4 Land and caste of households with a deceased farmer 7-83 7.2.5 Analyzing of Credit Particulars 7-84 7.2.6 Cost of production and cultivation 7-85 7.2.7 Comparison of total Income and total Expenditure 7-86 7.3 Comparison of suicide case and control households 7-87 7.3.1 Family Structure 7-87 7.3.2 Ownership of Assets and Access to Basic Amenities 7-88 7.3.3 Credit particular across the case and control household 7-89 7.3.4 Cost of Cultivation across the case and control household 7-90 8 Conclusion and Recommendations 97 8.1 Conclusion 97 8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 8-101 8.2.1 Immediate help: 8-101 8.2.2 Output/ Price/ Income 8-101 8.2.3 Input 8-103 8.2.4 Credit 8-104 8.2.5 Others 8-104 8.2.6 On Documentation and Compensation Criteria8-106 REFFERENCES 109
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Impact of socio - economic issues leading to farmer suicide in Vidarbha region in case of Yavatmal district (Also available on CD) - 2009 - iii,xv,123p.,CD-ROM
CONTENTSTable of Content i List of Table v List of Charts vii List of Figure vii List of Map vii List of Abbreviation viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix 1 INTRODUCTION 1-2 1.1 Background of the study 1-2 1.2 Importance of the topic 1-3 1.3 Need of study 1-4 1.4 Aim 1-5 1.5 Objectives 1-5 1.6 Scope 1-6 1.7 Methodology 1-6 1.8 Analytical framework 1-7 2 FARMER SUICIDE SCENARIO 2-9 2.1 Scenario in India 2-9 2.1.1 India during the Great Depression 2-10 2.1.2 Falling of market India 2-12 2.1.3 Bt cotton technology 2-14 2.1.4 Women Farmers Suicides 2-18 2.2 Agrarian scenario Maharashtra 2-18 2.2.1 Farmer suicide in Maharashtra 2-20 3 RELIEF PACKAGES FOR FARMERS 3-25 3.1 Aims of Packages:- 3-25 3.2 The chief minister package 3-25 3.2.1 Immediate help:- 3-26 3.2.2 Description of Packages:- 3-26 3.2.3 Measures to alleviate indebtedness 3-26 3.3 The Prime Minister packages 3-33 3.3.1 Immediate relief 3-33 3.3.2 Long term relief measures 3-33 3.4 70000 crore loan waiver package 3-34 3.5 Reality of Packages 3-34 3.5.1 Designing of relief packages 3-35 3.5.2 Special effort taken for the packages 3-36 3.5.3 Implementation mechanism 3-36 3.5.4 Awareness of relief packages 3-37 3.5.5 Impact of packages upon the suicide-hit family 3-38 3.5.6 Reach in reality of packages: - 3-39 4 AREA PROFILE 4-44 4.1 Selection of Yavatmal 4-44 4.1.1 Demographic profile of Yavatmal 4-44 4.1.2 Administration Setup 4-47 4.1.3 Rainfall and Climate 4-47 4.1.4 Caste Structure 4-49 4.1.5 Crop Structure 4-50 4.2 Study Area 4-51 4.2.1 Bothbodan Village 4-51 4.2.2 Sunna village 4-53 4.2.3 Cropping pattern 4-56 5 Impact of suicide on family 5-58 5.1.1 Impact upon the elders in Yavatmal 5-58 5.1.2 Situation of the farmers immediate after suicide 5-58 5.1.3 Impact on the elderly 5-60 6 FARMER SUICIDE CASES 6-63 6.1 Single Risk Factor 6-63 6.1.1 Indebtedness 6-63 6.1.2 Miscellaneous 6-65 6.2 Double Risk Factor 6-67 6.2.1 Indebtedness + crop failure 6-67 6.2.2 Indebtedness + miscellaneous 6-73 7 MICRO ANALYSIS OF FARMER SUICIDE 7-77 7.1 Introduction 7-77 7.2 Analysis of Farmer Suicide Cases 7-77 7.2.1 Reason and year of suicide of deceased 7-77 7.2.2 Suicide Cases Eligible/not eligible for receiving Compensation 7-78 7.2.3 Basic particulars of the Deceased Individual 7-80 7.2.4 Land and caste of households with a deceased farmer 7-83 7.2.5 Analyzing of Credit Particulars 7-84 7.2.6 Cost of production and cultivation 7-85 7.2.7 Comparison of total Income and total Expenditure 7-86 7.3 Comparison of suicide case and control households 7-87 7.3.1 Family Structure 7-87 7.3.2 Ownership of Assets and Access to Basic Amenities 7-88 7.3.3 Credit particular across the case and control household 7-89 7.3.4 Cost of Cultivation across the case and control household 7-90 8 Conclusion and Recommendations 97 8.1 Conclusion 97 8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 8-101 8.2.1 Immediate help: 8-101 8.2.2 Output/ Price/ Income 8-101 8.2.3 Input 8-103 8.2.4 Credit 8-104 8.2.5 Others 8-104 8.2.6 On Documentation and Compensation Criteria8-106 REFFERENCES 109
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