Lok Sabha Question No. 3223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Suicide of Terminally ill People
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3223

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  AUGUST, 2018/ SHRAVANA 16, 1940 (SAKA)

SUICIDE OF TERMINALLY ILL PEOPLE

3223. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  as  per  the  recent  National  Crime  Records  Bureau(NCRB) data/report,  62  people  suffering  from  terminal  illness  committed  suicide every day;

(b) if so, the details of suicides reported due to illness, State-wise; and

(c)  the  corrective  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a)  &  (b):      Based  on  the  latest  available  data  compiled  by  the  NCRB,  a statement showing State/UT wise suicides due to illness during the year 2016 is at Annexure.

(c): Government of India attaches highest importance to the matter and has approved implementation of the District Mental Health Programme in selected  districts  of  the  country  with  added  components  on  suicide prevention, work place stress management,  life skills training and counseling in schools and colleges. Health being a State subject under List -  II  of  the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  States  are competent to implement their own programmes in this regard.

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## Annexure-I(I)

## L.S.US.Q NO. 3223 FOR 07.08.2018

## State/UT-wise Suicides due to Illness during-2016

| Sl.               | State/UT          | Illness (Total)   | Illness (Total)   | Illness (Total)   | Illness (Total)   | Illness (AIDS/STD)   | Illness (AIDS/STD)   | Illness (AIDS/STD)   | Illness (AIDS/STD)   | Illness (Cancer)   | Illness (Cancer)   | Illness (Cancer)   | Illness (Cancer)   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| No.               | State/UT          | Male              | Female            | Trans- gender     | Total             | Male                 | Female               | Trans- gender        | Total                | Male               | Female             | Trans- gender      | Total              |
|                   | STATES            |                   |                   |                   |                   |                      |                      |                      |                      |                    |                    |                    |                    |
| 1                 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 1171              | 831               | 0 2002            | 25                | 10                   | 0                    | 35                   | 6                    | 4                  | 0                  |                    | 10                 |
| 2                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 5                 | 4                 | 0 9               | 1                 | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                  |                    | 0                  | 0                  |
| 3                 | ASSAM             | 75                | 27                | 0 102             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 4                 | BIHAR             | 20                | 16                | 0 36              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    |                    | 1                  | 0                  | 3                  |
| 5                 | CHHATTISGARH      | 766               | 313               | 0 1079            | 6                 | 4                    | 0                    | 10                   | 8                    |                    | 4                  | 0                  | 12                 |
| 6                 | GOA               | 42                | 25                | 0 67              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                    | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 7                 | GUJARAT           | 1093              | 583               | 1 1677            | 16                | 11                   | 0                    | 27                   | 118                  |                    | 26                 | 0                  | 144                |
| 8                 | HARYANA           | 286               | 77                | 0 363             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  |
| 9                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 55                | 20                | 0 75              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  |
| 10                | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 10                | 11                | 0 21              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 11                | JHARKHAND         | 61                | 35                | 0 96              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  |
| 12                | KARNATAKA         | 1621              | 946               | 0 2567            | 12                | 5                    | 0                    | 17                   | 45                   |                    | 19                 | 0                  | 64                 |
| 13                | KERALA            | 1255              | 479               | 0 1734            | 1                 | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |                      | 75                 | 38                 | 0                  | 113                |
| 14 MADHYA         | PRADESH           | 1429              | 820               | 0 2249            | 18                | 6                    | 0                    | 24                   | 50                   |                    | 30                 | 0                  | 80                 |
| 15 MAHARASHTRA    |                   | 2206              | 947               | 1 3154            | 38                | 14                   | 0                    | 52                   | 112                  |                    | 29                 | 0                  | 141                |
| 16 MANIPUR        |                   | 0                 | 0                 | 0 0               | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 17 MEGHALAYA      |                   | 15                | 11                | 0 26              | 3                 | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    | 1                    |                    | 2                  | 0                  | 3                  |
| 18                | MIZORAM           | 16                | 9                 | 0 25              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 19                | NAGALAND          | 0                 | 0                 | 0 0               | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 20                | ODISHA            | 157               | 81                | 0 238             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 21                | PUNJAB            | 228               | 55                | 0 283             | 2                 | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    |                      | 4                  | 0                  | 0                  | 4                  |
| 22                | RAJASTHAN         | 380               | 118               | 0 498             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 13                   |                    | 8                  | 0                  | 21                 |
| 23                | SIKKIM            | 44                | 16                | 0 60              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                    | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 24                | TAMIL NADU        | 2650              | 1332              | 1 3983            | 10                | 6                    | 0                    | 16                   | 91                   |                    | 62                 | 0                  | 153                |
| 25                | TELANGANA         | 250               | 171               | 0 421             | 4                 | 4                    | 0                    | 8                    | 11                   |                    | 4                  | 0                  | 15                 |
| 26                | TRIPURA           | 85                | 32                | 0 117             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 28                   |                    | 12                 | 0                  | 40                 |
| 27 UTTAR          | PRADESH           | 148               | 44                | 0 192             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 13                   |                    | 2                  | 0                  | 15                 |
| 28                | UTTARAKHAND       | 16                | 3                 | 0 19              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                    | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 29                | WEST BENGAL       | 675               | 296               | 0 971             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 19                   |                    | 17                 | 0                  | 36                 |
| TOTAL             | (STATES)          | 14759             | 7302              | 3 22064           | 136               | 60                   | 0                    | 196                  | 605                  |                    | 261                | 0                  | 866                |
| UNION TERRITORIES |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                      |                      |                      |                      |                    |                    |                    |                    |
| 30 A &            | N ISLANDS         | 41 11             | 0                 | 52                | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 31                | CHANDIGARH        | 10                | 2                 | 0 12              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 32 D & HAVELI     | N                 | 7                 | 3                 | 0 10              | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |                    | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 33                | DAMAN & DIU       | 1 0               |                   | 0 1               | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 34                | DELHI (UT)        | 116               | 38                | 0 154             | 2                 | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    |                      | 5                  | 3                  | 0                  | 8                  |
| 35                | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                 | 0                 | 0 0               | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 36                | PUDUCHERRY        | 102               | 20                | 0 122             | 0                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |                      | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| TOTAL             | (UTs)             | 277               | 74                | 0 351             | 2                 | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    |                      | 8                  | 3                  | 0                  | 11                 |
| TOTAL (ALL        | INDIA)            | 15036 7376        | 3                 | 22415             | 138               | 60                   | 0                    | 198                  |                      | 613                | 264                | 0                  | 877                |

Source: Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India

## Annexure-I(II)

## L.S.US.Q NO. 3223 FOR 07.08.2018

State/UT-wise Suicides due to Illness during-2016

| Sl. No.            | State/UT       | Illness (Paralysis)   | Illness (Paralysis)   | Illness (Paralysis)   | Illness (Paralysis)   | Illness (Insanity/Mental illness)   | Illness (Insanity/Mental illness)   | Illness (Insanity/Mental illness)   | Illness (Insanity/Mental illness)   | Illness (Other Prolonged Illness)   | Illness (Other Prolonged Illness)   | Illness (Other Prolonged Illness)   | Illness (Other Prolonged Illness)   |
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.            | State/UT       | Male                  | Female                | Trans- gender         | Total                 | Male                                | Female                              | Trans- gender                       | Total                               | Male Female                         | Trans- gender                       | Total                               |                                     |
| STATES             |                |                       |                       |                       |                       |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 1                  | ANDHRA PRADESH | 8 1                   | 0                     | 9                     | 151                   | 104                                 | 0                                   | 255                                 | 981                                 | 712                                 | 0                                   | 1693                                |                                     |
| 2 ARUNACHAL        | PRADESH 0      | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     | 1                                   | 0                                   | 2                                   | 3                                   | 3                                   | 0                                   | 6                                   |                                     |
| 3 ASSAM            | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 55                    | 24                                  | 0                                   | 79                                  | 20                                  | 3                                   | 0                                   | 23                                  |                                     |
| 4 BIHAR            | 1              | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     | 17                    | 14                                  | 0                                   | 31                                  | 0                                   | 1                                   | 0                                   | 1                                   |                                     |
| 5 CHHATTISGARH     | 7              | 2                     | 0                     | 9                     | 319                   | 132                                 | 0                                   | 451                                 | 426                                 | 171                                 | 0                                   | 597                                 |                                     |
| 6 GOA              | 0              | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     | 26                    | 14                                  | 0                                   | 40                                  | 16                                  | 9                                   | 0                                   | 25                                  |                                     |
| 7 GUJARAT          | 74             | 23                    | 0                     | 97                    | 516                   | 340                                 | 1                                   | 857                                 | 369                                 | 183                                 | 0                                   | 552                                 |                                     |
| 8 HARYANA          | 2              | 0                     | 0                     | 2                     | 79                    | 22                                  | 0                                   | 101                                 | 202                                 | 55                                  | 0                                   | 257                                 |                                     |
| 9 HIMACHAL         | PRADESH 1      | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     | 29                    | 8                                   | 0                                   | 37                                  | 22                                  | 12                                  | 0                                   | 34                                  |                                     |
| 10 JAMMU & KASHMIR | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 3                     | 4                                   | 0                                   | 7                                   | 7                                   | 7                                   | 0                                   | 14                                  |                                     |
| 11 JHARKHAND       | 3              | 2                     | 0                     | 5                     | 42                    | 30                                  | 0                                   | 72                                  | 14                                  | 3                                   | 0                                   | 17                                  |                                     |
| 12 KARNATAKA       | 17             | 5                     | 0                     | 22                    | 487                   | 359                                 | 0                                   | 846                                 | 1060                                | 558                                 | 0                                   | 1618                                |                                     |
| 13 KERALA          | 20             | 3                     | 0                     | 23                    | 546                   | 215                                 | 0                                   | 761                                 | 613                                 | 223                                 | 0                                   | 836                                 |                                     |
| 14 MADHYA PRADESH  | 64             | 55                    | 0                     | 119                   | 795                   | 399                                 | 0                                   | 1194                                | 502                                 | 330                                 | 0                                   | 832                                 |                                     |
| 15 MAHARASHTRA     | 90             | 21                    | 0                     | 111                   | 623                   | 334                                 | 1                                   | 958                                 | 1343                                | 549                                 | 0                                   | 1892                                |                                     |
| 16 MANIPUR         | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |                                     |
| 17 MEGHALAYA       | 0              | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     | 9                     | 6                                   | 0                                   | 15                                  | 2                                   | 2                                   | 0                                   | 4                                   |                                     |
| 18 MIZORAM         | 1              | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     | 11                    | 6                                   | 0                                   | 17                                  | 4                                   | 3                                   | 0                                   | 7                                   |                                     |
| 19 NAGALAND        | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |                                     |
| 20 ODISHA          | 0              | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     | 76                    | 35                                  | 0                                   | 111                                 | 80                                  | 45                                  | 0                                   | 125                                 |                                     |
| 21 PUNJAB          | 14             | 6                     | 0                     | 20                    | 193                   | 47                                  | 0                                   | 240                                 | 15                                  | 2                                   | 0                                   | 17                                  |                                     |
| 22 RAJASTHAN       | 15             | 4                     | 0                     | 19                    | 283                   | 91                                  | 0                                   | 374                                 | 69                                  | 15                                  | 0                                   | 84                                  |                                     |
| 23 SIKKIM          | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 32                    | 10                                  | 0                                   | 42                                  | 12                                  | 5                                   | 0                                   | 17                                  |                                     |
| 24 TAMIL NADU      | 129            | 60                    | 0                     | 189                   | 741                   | 414                                 | 1                                   | 1156                                | 1679                                | 790                                 | 0                                   | 2469                                |                                     |
| 25 TELANGANA       | 39             | 16                    | 0                     | 55                    | 152                   | 74                                  | 0                                   | 226                                 | 44                                  | 73                                  | 0                                   | 117                                 |                                     |
| 26 TRIPURA         | 9              | 4                     | 0                     | 13                    | 41                    | 13                                  | 0                                   | 54                                  | 7                                   | 3                                   | 0                                   | 10                                  |                                     |
| 27 UTTAR PRADESH   | 21             | 3                     | 0                     | 24                    | 75                    | 30                                  | 0                                   | 105                                 | 39                                  | 9                                   | 0                                   | 48                                  |                                     |
| 28 UTTARAKHAND     | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 3                     | 1                                   | 0                                   | 4                                   | 13                                  | 1                                   | 0                                   | 14                                  |                                     |
| 29 WEST BENGAL     | 11             | 6                     | 0                     | 17                    | 402                   | 139                                 | 0                                   | 541                                 | 243                                 | 134                                 | 0                                   | 377                                 |                                     |
| TOTAL (STATES)     | 526            | 214                   | 0                     | 740                   | 5707                  | 2866                                | 3                                   | 8576                                | 7785                                | 3901                                | 0                                   | 11686                               |                                     |
| UNION TERRITORIES  |                |                       |                       |                       |                       |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 30 A & N ISLANDS   | 2              | 0                     | 0                     | 2                     | 14                    | 3                                   | 0                                   | 17                                  | 24                                  | 8                                   | 0                                   | 32                                  |                                     |
| 31 CHANDIGARH      | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 2                                   | 8                                   | 2                                   | 0                                   | 10                                  |                                     |
| 32 D & N HAVELI    | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2                     |                                     | 2 0                                 | 4                                   | 4                                   | 1                                   | 0                                   | 5                                   |                                     |
| 33 DAMAN & DIU     | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     |                                     | 0                                   | 0 1                                 |                                     | 0 0                                 | 0                                   | 0                                   |                                     |
| 34 DELHI (UT)      | 0              | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     | 20                    |                                     | 7                                   | 0 27                                |                                     | 89 27                               | 0                                   | 116                                 |                                     |
| 35 LAKSHADWEEP     | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     |                                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0 0                                 | 0                                   | 0                                   |                                     |
| 36 PUDUCHERRY      | 0              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     |                                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 1                                   | 100 20                              | 0                                   | 120                                 |                                     |
| TOTAL (UTs)        | 2              | 1                     | 0                     | 3                     | 40                    |                                     | 12                                  | 0 52                                | 225                                 | 58                                  | 0                                   | 283                                 |                                     |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)  | 528            | 215                   | 0                     | 743                   | 5747                  |                                     | 2878                                | 3                                   | 8628                                | 8010 3959                           | 0                                   | 11969                               |                                     |

Source: Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India

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