Lok Sabha Question No. 1614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Suicide by Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb, S. Jothimani, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## Suicide by Students

## 1614. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

MS. S. JOTHIMANI: SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be  pleased  to  state:

- (a)  whether  as  per  the  National  Crime  Record Bureau (NCRB)  there is  an  increase  of student suicide including  SC/ST/OBC  students  in  the  country  in recent  years;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise including Karur district of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any road map  to  tackle  this  problem; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b): Category  wise  data  regarding  number  of  suicides  by  students  in  the  country  is  not maintained by the National  Crime  Record Bureau (NCRB).   The state-wise details of suicides by students  from  the  year  2016  to  2018  is  at  Annexure.  District-wise  information  is  not  maintained separately by NCRB.

(c) & (d): Under  Samagra  Shiksha,    there  is  a  provision  for  supporting  States  and  UTs  on interventions related to Guidance and Counselling in schools.  Funds are provided to the States/UTs to encourage teachers to function as the first level counsellors in schools.  Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has adopted best practices for emotional, psychological and physical well being of the students. It has appointed Counsellors in the JNV schools for emotional and physical wellbeing of the children.

In line with the  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF),  2005,  National  Council  of Educational  Research  And  Training  (NCERT)  has  developed  textbooks  that  cover  the  aspects  of stress, anxiety and other related problems in schools.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1614  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  02.03.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NITESH GANGA DEB,  MS. S.  JOTHIMANI AND SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI REGARDING 'SUICIDE BY STUDENTS'.

State/UT wise number of Suicides by Students during 2016-2018

| Sl.   | State / UT        | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|       | STATES            |        |        |        |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 295    | 392    | 360    |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 29     | 14     | 28     |
| 3     | ASSAM             | 353    | 250    | 229    |
| 4     | BIHAR             | 171    | 137    | 159    |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH      | 633    | 524    | 603    |
| 6     | GOA               | 29     | 23     | 21     |
| 7     | GUJARAT           | 556    | 638    | 570    |
| 8     | HARYANA           | 154    | 176    | 193    |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 54     | 104    | 115    |
| 10    | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 18     | 38     | 70     |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         | 233    | 299    | 360    |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         | 540    | 702    | 755    |
| 13    | KERALA            | 340    | 410    | 375    |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 843    | 953    | 862    |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA       | 1350   | 1437   | 1448   |
| 16    | MANIPUR           | 6      | 9      | 14     |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA         | 28     | 35     | 43     |
| 18    | MIZORAM           | 7      | 7      | 6      |
| 19    | NAGALAND          | 8      | 5      | 4      |
| 20    | ODISHA            | 390    | 361    | 501    |
| 21    | PUNJAB            | 81     | 102    | 115    |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN         | 221    | 333    | 358    |
| 23    | SIKKIM            | 37     | 37     | 26     |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU        | 981    | 810    | 953    |
| 25    | TELANGANA#        | 349    | 504    | 428    |
| 26    | TRIPURA           | 68     | 77     | 71     |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH     | 263    | 436    | 513    |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND       | 20     | 24     | 32     |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL       | 1147   | 779    | 609    |
|       | Total (STATES)    | 9204   | 9616   | 9821   |
|       | UNION TERRITORIES |        |        |        |
| 30    | A &NISLANDS       | 9      | 13     | 14     |
| 31    | CHANDIGARH        | 15     | 34     | 23     |
| 32    | D &NHAVELI        | 4      | 12     | 15     |
| 33    | DAMAN &DIU        | 11     | 3      | 7      |
| 34    | DELHI (UT)        | 211    | 212    | 203    |
| 35    | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36    | PUDUCHERRY        | 24     | 15     | 76     |
|       | Total (UTs)       | 274    | 289    | 338    |
|       | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 9478   | 9905   | 10159  |

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' as per data provided by