Indian farmers are facing distress due to 10 key reasons: 1) successive drought years, 2) collapsing farm prices due to low international prices and imports, 3) failure of crop insurance schemes to provide adequate support, 4) delays in irrigation projects, 5) outdated agricultural marketing systems, 6) lack of modern technology adoption, 7) fragmented supply chains causing major post-harvest losses, 8) lack of food processing clusters, 9) delayed reforms of the Food Corporation of India, and 10) low agricultural productivity compared to other countries. While the government has allocated significant funds, slow implementation of projects and reforms has not provided relief to distressed farmers.