Maharashtra recorded as many as 1,078 cases of suicide by farmers in just five months -- June-October 2021, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said here on Friday.

Replying during the Question Hour in the Maharashtra Legislature, he said that of these, 491 cases were declared eligible for and provided the benefits under the state government's Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Loan Waiver Scheme by the respective district level committees.