Rythu Swarajya Vedika
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Project Objectives:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

• Identify, track, and document occurrences of farmer suicides in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
• Ensure necessary compensation and support for farmer suicides families
• Empower marginalized tenants and women farmers in these states
• Bring about better policies for tenant farmers and marginal farmers, and strive towards their better implementation on the ground

​Impacts:  

• Better tracking system led to the identification of ~3 fold more farmer suicide cases than in the previous period.
• Due to a sustained advocacy campaign, government compensation to farmer suicide families increased from Rs. 150,000 to Rs. 500,000 in A.P. and Rs. 600,000 in Telangana
• Similar efforts focus on bringing about farmer-friendly government policies and their speedy implementation on the ground
• Over 481,000 and 43,000 tenant farmers in AP and Telangana received the vitally important Loan Eligibility Cards (LEC) that enable easier access to institutional credit
• Helped shine a bright media spotlight on the agrarian crisis through media

What is the impact of $1000 on this project?
​For every $1000 disbursed, the project helps 20 farmer suicide families get government compensation