Lok Sabha Question No. 1885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Suicide Cases due to Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1885

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2022

## SUICIDE CASES DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT

## 1885.  SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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 suicide cases that came to notice of the Government during the last five year; State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regards?

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

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB),  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs publication  'Accidental  Deaths  and  Suicides  in  India'  (ADSI),  the  State/UT-wise number  of  suicide  registered  due  to  unemployment  during  the  last  five  year  is  at Annexure.

(c): To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and is supporting implementation of the District  Mental  Health  Programme  (DMHP)  under  NMHP  in  692  districts  of  the country.  The  programme  aims  to  provide  suicide  prevention  services,  work  place stress  management,  life  skills  training  and  counselling  in  schools  and  colleges; mental  health  services  including  prevention,  promotion  and  long-term  continuing care at different levels of district healthcare delivery  system and promote community  awareness  and  participation  in  the  delivery  of  mental  healthcare services.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps for generating  employment  in  the  country.  The  Government  of  India  has  announced Aatmanirbhar Bharat package to provide stimulus to business and to mitigate the adverse impact of pandemic. Under this package, the Government is providing fiscal stimulus  of  more  than  Rs.  Twenty  Seven  lakh  crore.  This  package  comprises  of various long term schemes/ programmes/ policies for making the country self-reliant and to create employment opportunities.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) has been launched with effect from 1st  October,  2020  as  part  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  package  3.0  to  incentivize employers for creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during  Covid-19  pandemic.  This  scheme  being implemented through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), seeks to reduce  the  financial  burden  of  the  employers  and  encourages  them  to  hire  more workers. The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries has been extended from 30.06.2021 to 31.03.2022. Benefits have been provided to 50.81 lakh beneficiaries through 1.33 lakh establishments till 28.02.2022

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented by the Government 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.  Upto  04.03.2022,  33.91 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme.

Government  had  launched  the  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  of  125 days  on  20th  June,  2020  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood  opportunities  for returnee  migrant  workers  and  similarly  affected  persons  including  youth  in  rural areas,  in  116  selected  districts  across  6  States  of  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Madhya Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  Abhiyaan  has  achieved  an employment generation of 50.78 crore person days with a total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore.

PM  GatiShakti is a transformative approach  for  economic  growth  and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely, Roads,

Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways, and Logistics Infrastructure. This approach is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for all. The Government has put emphasis on railways, roads, urban transport, power, telecom,  textiles  and  affordable  housing  amid  continued  focus  on  the  National Infrastructure Pipeline. Budget 2021-22 launched Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5 years starting from 2021-22. All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate employment and boost output in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects. The Government of India is encouraging various projects involving substantial investment  and  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme  (PMEGP)  of the Ministry of Micro, Small  &  Medium Enterprises, Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) & Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) of the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs etc. for employment generation. such as Make  in India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission and Industrial Corridors are also oriented towards generating

Besides  these  initiatives,  various  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All, Infrastructure Development employment opportunities.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1885 due for reply on 14.03.2022

State/UT-wise details of suicide cases registered due to unemployment from 2016 to 2020

| State/UT          | Cases Registered   | Cases Registered   | Cases Registered   | Cases Registered   | Cases Registered   |
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|                   | 2016               | 2017               | 2018               | 2019               | 2020               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 36                 | 55                 | 44                 | 71                 | 88                 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1                  | 0                  | 6                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| ASSAM             | 210                | 169                | 156                | 155                | 234                |
| BIHAR             | 0                  | 6                  | 0                  | 8                  | 12                 |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 45                 | 9                  | 34                 | 16                 | 23                 |
| GOA               | 15                 | 13                 | 6                  | 19                 | 43                 |
| GUJARAT           | 295                | 263                | 318                | 219                | 229                |
| HARYANA           | 50                 | 36                 | 154                | 13                 | 27                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 12                 | 40                 | 94                 | 64                 | 20                 |
| JHARKHAND         | 44                 | 108                | 154                | 232                | 217                |
| KARNATAKA         | 224                | 375                | 464                | 553                | 720                |
| KERALA            | 127                | 156                | 147                | 81                 | 122                |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 100                | 49                 | 44                 | 57                 | 65                 |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 403                | 379                | 394                | 452                | 625                |
| MANIPUR           | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 3                  | 1                  |
| MEGHALAYA         | 4                  | 1                  | 4                  | 7                  | 8                  |
| MIZORAM           | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 2                  |
| NAGALAND          | 5                  | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 2                  |
| ODISHA            | 88                 | 21                 | 34                 | 17                 | 6                  |
| PUNJAB            | 22                 | 23                 | 26                 | 74                 | 105                |
| RAJASTHAN         | 42                 | 53                 | 55                 | 117                | 118                |
| SIKKIM            | 7                  | 13                 | 8                  | 12                 | 9                  |
| TAMIL NADU        | 259                | 357                | 251                | 251                | 336                |
| TELANGANA         | 24                 | 45                 | 40                 | 56                 | 23                 |
| TRIPURA           | 34                 | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 12                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 76                 | 58                 | 63                 | 156                | 227                |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 4                  | 1                  | 7                  | 0                  | 17                 |
| WEST BENGAL       | 109                | 95                 | 75                 | 40                 | 42                 |
| A & N ISLANDS     | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  |
| CHANDIGARH        | 8                  | 1                  | 14                 | 9                  | 11                 |
| D & N HAVELI      | 3                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |                    |
| DAMAN & DIU       | 1                  | 3                  | 3                  | 0                  | 4                  |
| DELHI (UT)        | 41                 | 58                 | 98                 | 118                | 148                |
| LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 8                  | 11                 | 39                 | 40                 | 46                 |
| LADAKH            | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                  | 0                  |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 0                  | 5                  | 5                  | 9                  | 6                  |
| Total             | 2298               | 2404               | 2741               | 2851               | 3548               |

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