"An inquiry into the suicide of Khainu Bagarti alias Hadu (the farmer), revealed that his death was not due to crop loss or debt burden. It (suicide) may have taken place due to a quarrel with his wife," State agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy said in a statement in the assembly as per the direction of Speaker Niranjan Pujari.
He said, Bagarti (55) of Kendapalli village under Bargarh tehsil, had three acres of cultivable land at Jhankarpalli village, while another 1.74 acres was in the name of his wife. He grew paddy in two acres and in the remaining land vegetables, the minister said.
A tubewell haad been dug in Bagarti's agricultural field from which he was getting the required water for irrigation since five years, the minister said.
He admitted that there were fluctuations in the power supply for cultivation and that steps were being taken to set the problem right.
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The Bagarti family was covered under National Food Security Act and was availing food grains. They were also beneficiaries of Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana and were getting health insurance facilities, the minister said.
"The family members of Bagarti have been provided Rs 10,000 assistance from Red Cross fund on February 28," he added.
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