Factors Responsible for Farmers Suicide in Wardha District of Maharashtra

The study was conducted in the area of 8 tahsils. The main objective of the study was to find out most important factor responsible for farmers suicide. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of deceased farmers were of young age, having medium education and economic motivation with small land holding. Most of the farmers were from the nuclear family with low annual income and medium social participation,having low irrigation potential, small land holding and low education. These were major factors responsible for farmers suicide. It was also observed that 46 per cent farmers were drug addict.