Lok Sabha Question No. 3333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: NCRB Report on Riot and Suicide Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3333

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  DECEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 15, 1938 (SAKA) NCRB REPORT ON RIOT AND SUICIDE CASES

3333. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  in  its  report  released recently has stated that Agrarian riots/ suicides have increased in the year 2015 as compared to previous year in the country;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  NCRB  has  decided  to  expand  the  scope  of  its  report  on suicides and go into the details of the reasons behind farmers' suicides;

(c) if so, whether the Government proposes to identify the factors responsible for increasing  agrarian  riots/conflicts/suicides  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the guidelines/ instructions issued to the State Governments in this regard;

(d) whether it is a fact that according to the National Crime Records Bureau, 34.1 percent of the young people between the ages of 18-30 are committing suicide and the Lancet commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing has found that suicide was the leading cause of death among youngsters aged 15 to 24 in India; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  outcome  of  the  assessment  made,  if any, by the Government and the measures taken to prevent suicidal attempts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) State/UT-wise cases reported, cases chargesheeted, cases convicted, persons arrested, persons chargesheeted and persons convicted under   agrarian related  riots  during  2014-2015  is  enclosed  at  Annexure-I  and  the  State/UT-wise details of Suicidal deaths categorised by Sex & Age group during 2013-2014 is at Annexure-II.

(b): The Bureau is  collecting  data  since  2014  on  suicide  in  farming/agricultural sector in relation to Farmers/Cultivators suicides, Age-group, Cause-wise, Education Status-wise, Land holding status-wise and Agricultural labourer suicides.

(c):  The,  major  causes  of  suicide  are  related  to  illness,  family  problems,  issues related to marriage, bankruptcy, drug abuse and failure in examination etc.

(d) to (e): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare being the Nodal Ministry in its National  Rural  Health  Mission  (NRHM)  programme  have  taken  measures  for Adolescent Health in the country.  Further,  Health  being  a  State  subject  under List - II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, States are empowered to implement its own programmes. However, the Government of India attaches highest importance in the matter and has approved implementation of the District  Mental  Health  Programme  in  some  of  the  districts  of  the  country  with added components of suicide prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and counseling in schools and colleges.

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## Annexure- I

## State/UT-wise case reported (CR), cases chargesheeted (CS), cases convicted (CV), person arrested (PAR), person chargesheeted (PCS), person convicted (PCV) under agrarian  related riots during 2014-2015

|    |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014    | 2014    | 2014   |      |      |    |       |      |       |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|--------|------|------|----|-------|------|-------|
| SL | State/UT          | CR     | CS CV  |         | PAR PCS | PCV    | CR   | CS   | CV | PAR   | PCS  | PCV   |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 7    | 3    | 1  | 150   | 118  | 8     |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 3  | Assam             | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 4  | Bihar             | 243    | 133 0  | 995     | 867     | 0      | 1156 | 718  | 30 | 2412  | 1807 | 163   |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 7 7    | 0      | 42      | 42      | 0      | 17   | 16   | 0  | 156   | 156  | 0     |
| 6  | Goa               | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 60     | 57 0   | 437     | 437     | 0      | 126  | 105  | 0  | 809   | 772  | 0     |
| 8  | Haryana           | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 1    | 0    | 0  | 5     | 0    | 0     |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 6    | 6    | 0  | 42    | 42   | 0     |
| 11 | Jharkhand         | 6      | 6      | 2 13    | 13      | 4      | 303  | 70   | 1  | 282   | 87   | 8     |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 73     | 40 0   | 256     | 210     | 0      | 52   | 61   | 0  | 84    | 100  | 0     |
| 13 | Kerala            | 0      | 0      | 4 0     | 0       | 21     | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 21     | 21 4   | 164     | 164     | 47     | 28   | 26   | 7  | 186   | 186  | 47    |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 58     | 66     | 2 472   | 542     | 14     | 85   | 81   | 0  | 515   | 608  | 0     |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 20 | Odisha            | 21     | 16 0   | 63      | 63      | 0      | 10   | 10   | 0  | 57    | 57   | 0     |
| 21 | Punjab            | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 38     | 33     | 29 181  | 181     | 170    | 27   | 8    | 9  | 39    | 39   | 40    |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 92   | 50   | 15 | 108   | 58   | 19    |
| 25 | Telangana         | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 2    | 1    | 0  | 10    | 5    | 0     |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 92     | 76     | 2 819   | 645     | 21     | 752  | 483  | 11 | 5482  | 3518 | 76    |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 2      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 7      | 27 0   | 98      | 79      | 0      | 19   | 27   | 0  | 16    | 28   | 0     |
|    | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 628    | 482    | 43 3540 | 3243    | 277    | 2683 | 1665 | 74 | 10353 | 7581 | 361   |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 0 0    | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 31 | Chandigarh        |        | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 32 | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 33 | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 34 | Delhi UT          | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 0      | 0 0    | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0     |
|    | TOTAL UT(S)       | 0      | 0      | 0 0     | 0       | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0  | 0     | 0    | 0 361 |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 628    | 482    | 43 3540 | 3243    | 277    | 2683 | 1665 | 74 | 10353 | 7581 |       |

Source: Crime in India

Disposal of cases and persons by police and courts during the year may include previous year reported cases/persons.

## State/UT-wise distribution of Suicidal deaths categorised by Sex & Age group during 2013

| Sl.   | State/UT                 | Male          | Male        | Male        | Male        | Male             | Male   | Female        | Female      | Female      | Female      | Female           | Female   |             |
|-------|--------------------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|--------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|----------|-------------|
| No.   | State/UT                 | Upto 14 years | 15-29 years | 30-44 years | 45-59 years | 60 years & above | Total  | Upto 14 years | 15-29 years | 30-44 years | 45-59 years | 60 years & above | Total    | Grand Total |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh Arunachal | 68            | 2847        | 3648        | 2439        | 900              | 9902   | 81            | 1923        | 1500        | 774         | 427              | 4705     | 14607       |
| 2     | Pradesh                  | 7             | 56          | 65          | 33          | 10               | 171    | 4             | 31          | 19          | 3           | 1                | 58       | 229         |
| 3     | Assam                    | 11            | 823         | 1090        | 604         | 30               | 2558   | 7             | 399         | 393         | 183         | 13               | 995      | 3553        |
| 4     | Bihar                    | 26            | 176         | 253         | 126         | 49               | 630    | 47            | 181         | 160         | 32          | 7                | 427      | 1057        |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh             | 82            | 1301        | 1277        | 697         | 291              | 3648   | 92            | 865         | 459         | 250         | 122              | 1788     | 5436        |
| 6     | Goa                      | 0             | 82          | 80          | 48          | 20               | 230    | 5             | 46          | 32          | 7           | 8                | 98       | 328         |
| 7     | Gujarat                  | 45            | 1495        | 1663        | 1007        | 322              | 4532   | 40            | 1257        | 756         | 389         | 192              | 2634     | 7166        |
| 8     | Haryana                  | 58            | 771         | 871         | 627         | 175              | 2502   | 43            | 411         | 218         | 101         | 41               | 814      | 3316        |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh         | 5             | 142         | 122         | 71          | 24               | 364    | 6             | 90          | 53          | 31          | 10               | 190      | 554         |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1             | 38          | 69          | 44          | 16               | 168    | 3             | 65          | 52          | 9           | 5                | 134      | 302         |
| 11    | Jharkhand                | 50            | 318         | 295         | 249         | 72               | 984    | 22            | 206         | 151         | 80          | 17               | 476      | 1460        |
| 12    | Karnataka                | 112           | 2199        | 2815        | 1907        | 700              | 7733   | 113           | 1471        | 1093        | 575         | 281              | 3533     | 11266       |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 38            | 1124        | 2073        | 2192        | 1274             | 6701   | 43            | 524         | 491         | 463         | 424              | 1945     | 8646        |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh           | 191           | 2063        | 1834        | 1082        | 500              | 5670   | 158           | 2048        | 1011        | 381         | 178              | 3776     | 9446        |
| 15    | Maharashtra              | 91            | 3561        | 4367        | 2710        | 1163             | 11892  | 106           | 2385        | 1363        | 544         | 332              | 4730     | 16622       |
| 16    | Manipur                  | 1             | 7           | 10          | 3           | 1                | 22     | 2             | 10          | 2           | 1           | 0                | 15       | 37          |
| 17    | Meghalaya                | 3             | 51          | 28          | 11          | 3                | 96     | 6             | 24          | 9           | 2           | 0                | 41       | 137         |
| 18    | Mizoram                  | 3             | 44          | 20          | 11          | 1                | 79     | 2             | 7           | 4           | 3           | 0                | 16       | 95          |
| 19    | Nagaland                 | 1             | 7           | 15          | 1           | 1                | 25     | 0             | 7           | 2           | 1           | 2                | 12       | 37          |
| 20    | Odisha                   | 153           | 938         | 1040        | 770         | 371              | 3272   | 139           | 732         | 632         | 348         | 129              | 1980     | 5252        |
| 21    | Punjab                   | 6             | 292         | 224         | 131         | 60               | 713    | 6             | 151         | 63          | 27          | 12               | 259      | 972         |
| 22    | Rajasthan                | 47            | 1114        | 1291        | 774         | 151              | 3377   | 27            | 612         | 514         | 268         | 62               | 1483     | 4860        |
| 23    | Sikkim                   | 5             | 49          | 48          | 16          | 7                | 125    | 3             | 37          | 11          | 5           | 3                | 59       | 184         |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu               | 190           | 2816        | 3816        | 3046        | 1314             | 11182  | 155           | 2286        | 1633        | 890         | 455              | 5419     | 16601       |
| 26    | Tripura                  | 24            | 214         | 217         | 135         | 46               | 636    | 23            | 148         | 69          | 52          | 33               | 325      | 961         |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh            | 112           | 1037        | 1126        | 689         | 199              | 3163   | 62            | 1107        | 625         | 272         | 57               | 2123     | 5286        |
| 28    | Uttarakhand              | 4             | 94          | 92          | 43          | 11               | 244    | 7             | 59          | 39          | 13          | 3                | 121      | 365         |
| 29    | West Bengal              | 184           | 2290        | 2947        | 1952        | 487              | 7860   | 114           | 2014        | 1929        | 894         | 244              | 5195     | 13055       |
|       | Total (States)           | 1518          | 25949       | 31396       | 21418       | 8198             | 88479  | 1316          | 19096       | 13283       | 6598        | 3058             | 43351    | 131830      |
| 30    | A & N Islands            | 4             | 35          | 29          | 28          | 15               | 111    | 2             | 22          | 11          | 4           | 1                | 40       | 151         |
| 31    | Chandigarh               | 0             | 28          | 18          | 11          | 2                | 59     | 1             | 26          | 9           | 2           | 0                | 38       | 97          |
| 32    | D&N Haveli               | 0             | 24          | 12          | 17          | 2                | 55     | 0             | 13          | 5           | 5           | 6                | 29       | 84          |
| 33    | Daman & Diu              | 0             | 8           | 2           | 3           | 0                | 13     | 0             | 8           | 5           | 3           | 0                | 16       | 29          |
| 34    | Delhi UT                 | 21            | 588         | 510         | 198         | 100              | 1417   | 24            | 420         | 153         | 36          | 9                | 642      | 2059        |
| 35    | Lakshadweep              | 0             | 0           | 0           | 0           | 1                | 1      | 0             | 1           | 1           | 0           | 0                | 2        | 3           |
| 36    | Puducherry               | 3             | 84          | 132         | 150         | 39               | 408    | 2             | 66          | 40          | 12          | 18               | 138      | 546         |
|       | Total (UTs)              | 28            | 767         | 703         | 407         | 159              | 2064   | 29            | 556         | 224         | 62          | 34               | 905      | 2969        |
|       | Total (All India)        | 1546          | 26716       | 32099       | 21825       | 8357             | 90543  | 1345          | 19652       | 13507       | 6660        | 3092             | 44256    | 134799      |

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in india-2013' data as received from SCRBx/CID

## Annexure-II

State/UT-wise distribution of Suicidal deaths categorised by Sex & Age group during 2014

| Male   | Male   | Male   | Male   | Male   | Male   | Male   |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in india-2014' data as received from SCRBx/CID

Note: Age group classification of suicide victims have been revised in 2014.

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## Annexure-II(concluded)