Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Increase in Farmers’ Suicides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 338

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   16 TH  JULY, 2019

## INCREASE IN FARMERS' SUICIDES

- *338.     SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there has been an increase in the number of cases of suicides by farmers in the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) if not, the details thereof during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 338  DUE FOR REPLY ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019.

(a) to (c): The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  under  the  Ministry  of  Home Affairs compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' (ADSI). These Reports on suicides are available upto 2015 on its website. The Reports for the year 2016 onwards have not been published. The total number of suicides by farmers for the years 2014 and 2015 in the country

State-wise as per the ADSI reports is annexed.

## Statement in respect of Part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 due for 16.07.2019. regarding 'Increase in Farmers' Suicides'

## State/UT wise number of Suicides by Self Employed persons in Farming/Agriculture during 2014-2015

| Sl. No.   |                         | 2014                                           | 2014                                                          | 2014                                                         | 2015                 | 2015                   | 2015                                               |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State / UT              | Self- employed Persons [Agriculture (Farmers)] | Self- employed Persons [Agriculture (Agricultural Labourers)] | Self- employed Persons [Agriculture (Total)] Sum of Col. 1+2 | Farmers/ Cultivators | Agricultural Labourers | Suicides in Farming Sector (Total) Sum of Col. 4+5 |
| 1         | ANDHRA                  | 160                                            | 472                                                           | 632                                                          | 516                  | 400                    | 916                                                |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 0                                              | 3                                                             | 3                                                            | 7                    | 3                      | 10                                                 |
| 3         | ASSAM                   | 21                                             | 38                                                            | 59                                                           | 84                   | 54                     | 138                                                |
| 4         | BIHAR                   | 0                                              | 10                                                            | 10                                                           | 0                    | 7                      | 7                                                  |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH            | 443                                            | 312                                                           | 755                                                          | 854                  | 100                    | 954                                                |
| 6         | GOA                     | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 0                    | 0                      | 0                                                  |
| 7         | GUJARAT                 | 45                                             | 555                                                           | 600                                                          | 57                   | 244                    | 301                                                |
| 8         | HARYANA                 | 14                                             | 105                                                           | 119                                                          | 28                   | 134                    | 162                                                |
| 9         | HIMACHAL                | 32                                             | 31                                                            | 63                                                           | 0                    | 46                     | 46                                                 |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR         | 12                                             | 25                                                            | 37                                                           | 0                    | 21                     | 21                                                 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND               | 0                                              | 4                                                             | 4                                                            | 0                    | 21                     | 21                                                 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA               | 321                                            | 447                                                           | 768                                                          | 1197                 | 372                    | 1569                                               |
| 13        | KERALA                  | 107                                            | 700                                                           | 807                                                          | 3                    | 207                    | 210                                                |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH          | 826                                            | 372                                                           | 1198                                                         | 581                  | 709                    | 1290                                               |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA             | 2568                                           | 1436                                                          | 4004                                                         | 3030                 | 1261                   | 4291                                               |
| 16        | MANIPUR                 | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 1                    | 0                      | 1                                                  |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA               | 0                                              | 2                                                             | 2                                                            | 2                    | 1                      | 3                                                  |
| 18        | MIZORAM                 | 0                                              | 5                                                             | 5                                                            | 0                    | 1                      | 1                                                  |
| 19        | NAGALAND                | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 0                    | 0                      | 0                                                  |
| 20        | ODISHA                  | 5                                              | 97                                                            | 102                                                          | 23                   | 27                     | 50                                                 |
| 21        | PUNJAB                  | 24                                             | 40                                                            | 64                                                           | 100                  | 24                     | 124                                                |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN               | 0                                              | 373                                                           | 373                                                          | 3                    | 73                     | 76                                                 |
| 23        | SIKKIM                  | 35                                             | 0                                                             | 35                                                           | 15                   | 3                      | 18                                                 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU              | 68                                             | 827                                                           | 895                                                          | 2                    | 604                    | 606                                                |
| 25        | TELANGANA#              | 898                                            | 449                                                           | 1347                                                         | 1358                 | 42                     | 1400                                               |
| 26        | TRIPURA                 | 0                                              | 32                                                            | 32                                                           | 1                    | 48                     | 49                                                 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH           | 63                                             | 129                                                           | 192                                                          | 145                  | 179                    | 324                                                |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 0                    | 0                      | 0                                                  |
| 29        |                         | 0                                              | 230                                                           | 230                                                          | 0                    | 2                      | 2                                                  |
| 30        | A & N ISLANDS           | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 8                                                            | 0                    | 0                      | 0                                                  |
| 31        | CHANDIGARH              | 8                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 0                    |                        | 0                                                  |
| 32        | D & N HAVELI            | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 0                    | 0 0                    | 0                                                  |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU             | 0                                              | 0                                                             | 0                                                            | 0                    | 0                      | 0                                                  |
| 35        |                         | 0                                              | 0                                                             |                                                              | 0                    | 0 12                   | 0                                                  |
| 36        | LAKSHADWEEP TOTAL (ALL  | 0 5650                                         | 16 6710                                                       | 0 12360                                                      | 8007                 | 4595                   | 12 12602                                           |
|           | PUDUCHERRY              |                                                |                                                               | 16                                                           | 0                    |                        |                                                    |

Source : Report on 'Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India' for relevant years, National Crime Records

Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs.

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