The Supreme Court today said, the issue of rising farmers' suicide cannot be dealt with overnight. A bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, said this as it agreed with the government's request for a year to show effective results of its pro-farmer schemes like Fasal Bima Yojana.<br/><br/>Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, referred to various pro-farmer measures being undertaken by the NDA government and said that for showing effective results, the government should be given adequate time. The bench granted time to the Centre and fixed the next hearing after six months.<br/><br/>The bench was hearing the PIL, filed by an NGO, raising the issue of farmer suicides in Gujarat, which was later expanded pan-India by the Supreme Court.
News On AIR | July 6, 2017 1:40 PM
SC says issue of rising farmers' suicide cannot be dealt with overnight