DISTRESS FALL:A CASE OF PUNJAB FARMERS

Abstract

The crisis of the agrarian society has adversely affected the farming Community. As Punjab state is known to be the granary of India and contributes maximum in the national food grains procurement and considered the most developed state. It is a matter of serious concern to find the main culprit behind suicide among farmers.  There are many unsolved problems faced by the rural credit system and some more will emerge in the coming years with the expansion and growth of the non institutional agencies .It is a matter of serious concern and very important to make an attempt to identify the reasons for the suicide deaths in Punjab. In Punjab the process in the downward phase slipped much faster leading to a crisis in the agrarian economy.