Hyderabad, July 29 -- According to the National Crime Records Bureau report presented in the Lok Sabha, the rate of farmers' suicide in Telangana has reduced drastically between 2017 and 2019, making the state the most farmer-friendly state in the Country.

The report presented by the union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh discussed how in the year 2017, 846 farmers died by suicide and 2018 saw 900 other farmer deaths. However, the year 2019 saw the number drop to 491.

Speaking on behalf of the state government, Telangana state agriculture minister S Niranjan Reddy remarked that the effective implementation of the Rythu Bandhu scheme and other measures is responsible for the sharp decline.

"Due to the vision of Chief Minister K C...