Poverty

In what can be termed as a case of too little, too late, the Rs 3,750 crore relief package announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his recent visit to the Vidarbha region of western Maharashtra has failed to bring any immediate relief to the cotton farmers as suicides continue. Recurrent droughts, crop failure, rising debts and falling prices have been the major reasons behind the alarming spurt in farmer suicides. ... [full story]