Lok Sabha Question No. 2146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Suicide due to Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  AUGUST, 2021

## SUICIDE DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT

## 2146.  KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a number of people are committing suicide due to unemployment in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of suicide cases that came to the notice of the Government during the last five years, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c): The statistical data on accidental deaths and suicides are reported by  States/Union  Territories  to  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB), under the Ministry of Home  Affairs. NCRB  compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' (ADSI). The State-wise number of suicide registered due to unemployment is at Annexure.

Employment generation is the priority of the Government. Government of India has taken a number of initiatives for promoting employment generation in the country.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) has been launched w.e.f. 1st October, 2020 to incentivize employers for creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of employment. This scheme being implemented  through  EPFO  seeks  to  reduce  the  financial  burden  of  the employers and encourages them to hire more workers.

Earlier  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  was  launched with  effect  from  01.04.2016  to  incentivise  employers  for  creation  of  new employment.

Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  is  being  implemented  by  the Government inter alia, for facilitating self-employment. Under PMMY, collateral free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities.

Government  is  encouraging  various  projects  involving  substantial investment  and  through  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Deendayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) run by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), respectively.

Besides  these  initiatives,  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government such  as  Make  in  India,  Digital  India,  Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  Smart  City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All,  Infrastructure  development  and  Industrial  corridors  have  the  potential  to generate productive employment opportunities.

Government of India has also introduced the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the 13 key sectors for enhancing India's manufacturing capabilities, enhancing exports and generating more employment opportunities.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2146 due for reply on 02.08.2021

State/UT-wise details  of    suicide  cases  registered  due  to  unemployment  from  2016  to 2019

| State/UT          |   Cases Registered |   Cases Registered |   Cases Registered |   Cases Registered |
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|                   |               2016 |               2017 |               2018 |               2019 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |                 36 |                 55 |                 44 |                 71 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                  1 |                  0 |                  6 |                  0 |
| ASSAM             |                210 |                169 |                156 |                155 |
| BIHAR             |                  0 |                  6 |                  0 |                  8 |
| CHHATTISGARH      |                 45 |                  9 |                 34 |                 16 |
| GOA               |                 15 |                 13 |                  6 |                 19 |
| GUJARAT           |                295 |                263 |                318 |                219 |
| HARYANA           |                 50 |                 36 |                154 |                 13 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                 12 |                 40 |                 94 |                 64 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                  8 |                 11 |                 39 |                 40 |
| JHARKHAND         |                 44 |                108 |                154 |                232 |
| KARNATAKA         |                224 |                375 |                464 |                553 |
| KERALA            |                127 |                156 |                147 |                 81 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |                100 |                 49 |                 44 |                 57 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |                403 |                379 |                394 |                452 |
| MANIPUR           |                  0 |                  0 |                  1 |                  3 |
| MEGHALAYA         |                  4 |                  1 |                  4 |                  7 |
| MIZORAM           |                  0 |                  0 |                  2 |                  0 |
| NAGALAND          |                  5 |                  0 |                  1 |                  1 |
| ODISHA            |                 88 |                 21 |                 34 |                 17 |
| PUNJAB            |                 22 |                 23 |                 26 |                 74 |
| RAJASTHAN         |                 42 |                 53 |                 55 |                117 |
| SIKKIM            |                  7 |                 13 |                  8 |                 12 |
| TAMIL NADU        |                259 |                357 |                251 |                251 |
| TELANGANA         |                 24 |                 45 |                 40 |                 56 |
| TRIPURA           |                 34 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |                 76 |                 58 |                 63 |                156 |
| UTTARAKHAND       |                  4 |                  1 |                  7 |                  0 |
| WEST BENGAL       |                109 |                 95 |                 75 |                 40 |
| A & N ISLANDS     |                  1 |                  1 |                  0 |                  1 |
| CHANDIGARH        |                  8 |                  1 |                 14 |                  9 |
| D & N HAVELI      |                  3 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |
| DAMAN & DIU       |                  1 |                  3 |                  3 |                  0 |
| DELHI (UT)        |                 41 |                 58 |                 98 |                118 |
| LAKSHADWEEP       |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 |
| PUDUCHERRY        |                  0 |                  5 |                  5 |                  9 |
| Total             |               2298 |               2404 |               2741 |               2851 |

Source: Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India, National Crime Records Bureau.