Radhamohan Singh

The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh has said in parliament. But it was his ministry that had in March placed in parliament provisional data on farmer suicides.

The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that in the last two years government has sanctioned 40 percent extra funds for the agricultural universities in the states.

The NDA government's flagship crop insurance scheme - the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojna - which is aimed to be a major policy outreach towards farmers -- got the green signal from the Union cabinet today.

The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh has said in parliament. But it was his ministry that had in March placed in parliament provisional data on farmer suicides.

The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that in the last two years government has sanctioned 40 percent extra funds for the agricultural universities in the states.

The NDA government's flagship crop insurance scheme - the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojna - which is aimed to be a major policy outreach towards farmers -- got the green signal from the Union cabinet today.