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The present research carried out with an exploratory design of social research on farmer’s suicide of Marathwada region in Maharashtra. These districts were The Marathwada region consists of the eight districts of Aurangabad, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Jalna, Nanded, and Hingoli. This is a rain shadow region and receives an average rainfall of 700 mm. It reveal the economic consequences of suicides are fatal for the family of the incumbent and includes loss of income, asset depletion and deterioration of human capital among others due to not support of rainfall, lack of irrigation facilities, lack of capital, government polies, bank load and editor load, dowry system, electric city, crop market value people took wrong decision so. Suicidal behavior is a major problem across the rainfall may be lower in some districts. In 2015, the rainfall deficit here was 52 percent. Apart from Godavari, only smaller rivers flow through the region, which do not carry much water in the summer months. While 1,130 farmers committed suicide in the eight districts alone in 2015, the number of farmer suicides was already reported to have reached 392 in May this he highest numbers of 125 suicides were reported in drought-prone Beed district and the lowest 42 suicides were from Hingoli district. As many as 618 distressed farmers in Marathwada region have allegedly committed suicides between January 1 and September 9, 2018 by various means due to mounting debt, land infertility and other reasons. Sources from Divisional Commissioner Office here stated that the suicides toll has gone up to 618 till September 9. The highest numbers of 125 suicides were reported in drought-prone Beed district and the lowest 42 suicides were from Hingoli district. Suicide cases were registered in other districts were as follows, Osmanabad-100, Aurangabad-87, Parbhani- 85 and Nanded and Jalna district 62 each. The causes of the suicides are said to be mounting debt, recent dry spell in part of region, no adequate return to their farm produce and infertility among other reasons, they said. Of 618, 368 cases have been found eligible for government aid while 166 cases were rejected after inquiry by the authorities. Droughts and suicide of farmers.
Keyword: Marathwada Region, Geo-Political View