Over 3 Lakh Farmers Committed Suicide Because Of How India Tried To 'Boost' Agriculture

During the post-reform period, India witnessed rapid economic growth. Per capita income increased along with the production of different industrial goods all over India, but the agricultural sector remained an exception. It should be a matter of concern for the policymakers that the sector, which engages 58% of the total rural workforce is facing deceleration in its productivity as well as in income levels during the same post-reform period.

Over 3 Lakh Farmers Committed Suicide Because Of How India Tried To 'Boost' Agriculture: Statesmen and policymakers failed to recognise the after-effects of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG).

This article is an overview on condition of Indian farmers in post-reform era. This article also highlights the consequences and aftereffects of liberal policy on agrarians of India.

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