India: Number of suicides in farming sector

India: Number of suicides in farming sector

India: Number of suicides in farming sector

Last Modified: 24-Mar-2018 8:14 AM

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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
11,772
2013. 8.7% of total suicides in India (1,34,799).
12,360
2014. 9.4% of total suicides (1,31,666). [5,650 - Farmers/Cultivators, 6,710 - Agricultural Labourers]
12,602
2015. 9.4% of total suicides (1,33,623). [8,007 - Farmers/Cultivators, 4,595 - Agricultural Labourers]
11,370
2016. ?% of total suicides (?). [6,351 - Farmers/Cultivators, 5,019 - Agricultural Labourers] - Note: all numbers are provisional, based on data submitted by NCRB to Ministry of Agriculture.

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Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Agriculture

Tags Agrarian Distress Farmer Suicides India

Source National Crime Records Bureau