Telangana has recorded 793 farmer suicides since the Congress government took office. Rising debt, high input costs, erratic MSP, delayed Rythu Bharosa payments, and aggressive moneylenders are pushing farmers into distress, with the problem worsening in 2025, say activists and experts.

Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded 793 farmer suicides since the Congress government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy assumed office in December 2023. Recently, there is an upward trend in the suicides, with debt-related distress becoming the single largest cause.

A majority of the suicide cases are attributed to the inability of the farmers to repay crop loans or harassment by moneylenders. According to Rythu Swarajya Vendika activist Kondal Reddy, the farmers’ suicides based on the FIRs registere

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