Truemors
Despite Indian government's special package to millions of debt ridden farmer, Incidence of suicide among Indian farmers has continued to rise.
The rate of farmer suicides in India's Maharashtra state has gone up in recent years despite expensive relief schemes, a government report says.
It blames poor implementation and lack of co-ordination between government agencies for the failures.
Thousands of farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra in recent years, saddled by debts they could not repay.
The state and the federal government together pledged more than $1bn to provide relief to farmers in distress.
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