Why are Indian farmers facing an agrarian crisis? What is driving them towards suicide? What can be done to help them?
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Rythu Swarajya Vedika - Preventing Farmer Suicides by Tackling the Agrarian Crisis in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
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Project Objectives:                                                                                                                                                                   Annual Budget: $11,000                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  • Identify, track and document occurrences of farmer suicides in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
  • Ensure necessary compensation and support for farmer suicide  families
  • Empower marginalized tenant 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