<h1>Maharashtra farmers' suicide rate jumps 20 percent with 520 deaths in six months</h1> A state revenue department report shows 520 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra's Marathwada region between January and June 2025, representing a 20 percent increase from 430 cases in the same period of 2024. The district recorded the highest number with 126 cases, followed by another district with 92 cases. Of 313 qualified cases, ex-gratia payments were provided to 264 families, while 146 cases remain under scrutiny. Sixty-one cases were deemed ineligible for compensation, triple the previous year's figure of 20 ineligible cases.