Lok Sabha Question No. 2971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Suicide Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2971

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

SUICIDE CASES

2971. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of suicide cases reported in the country during each of the last three years and the current year male, female, Urban-Rural, SC/ST and State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  identify  the reasons behind such cases;
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Union and State Governments to prevent such cases?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a)    :  As  per  the  data  furnished  by  the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau (NCRB), the State/UT wise and gender wise total number of persons who have committed suicides during year 2012-2014 is enclosed at Annexure-I. Data for urban -rural is not maintained separately. Data for SC/ST  for  year  2014  is  enclosed  at  Annexure-II.  Previous  year  suicide data for SC/ST is not available as NCRB started collecting it from year 2014.

## LS.USQ.No. 2971 FOR 15.3.2016

(b) to (c):   No  study  has  been  conducted  by  this  Ministry.  However, major causes of suicide, as per data available for 2014 as at Annexure-III are related to family problems, illness, drug abuse and bankruptcy etc.

(d)  'Public  Health'  and  'Public  Order'  are  the  State  subjects.    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.    Further,  Public  Order'  and 'Police' being State subjects as per the provisions of the Constitution of India, the responsibilities of maintaining law and order, registration and prosecution of crimes rest primarily with the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.

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|         |                                                   | State/UT wise and sex wise                        | State/UT wise and sex wise                        | State/UT wise and sex wise                        |          |          |          |                           |                           |                           |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT                                          | 2012                                              | 2012                                              | 2012                                              | numberof | numberof | numberof | suicides during 2012-2014 | suicides during 2012-2014 | suicides during 2012-2014 |
| Sl. No. | State/UT                                          | Male                                              | Female                                            | Total                                             | Male     | Female   | Total    | Male                      | Female                    |                           |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 9527                                              | 4711                                              | 14238                                             | 9902     | 4705     | 14607    | 4220                      | 1880                      |                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 100                                               | 30                                                | 130                                               | 171      | 58       | 229      | 110                       | 46                        |                           |
| 3       | Assam                                             | 2392                                              | 872                                               | 3264                                              | 2558     | 995      | 3553     | 2510                      | 1036                      |                           |
| 4       | Bihar                                             | 455                                               | 304                                               | 759                                               | 630      | 427      | 1057     | 422                       | 297                       |                           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                      | 4014                                              | 1640                                              | 5654                                              | 3648     | 1788     | 5436     | 3763                      | 1920                      |                           |
| 6       | Goa                                               | 196                                               | 93                                                | 289                                               | 230      | 98       | 328      | 203                       | 88                        |                           |
| 7       | Gujarat                                           | 4362                                              | 2748                                              | 7110                                              | 4532     | 2634     | 7166     | 4603                      | 2622                      |                           |
| 8       | Haryana                                           | 2071                                              | 756                                               | 2827                                              | 2502     | 814      | 3316     | 2522                      | 681                       |                           |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 354                                               | 174                                               | 528                                               | 364      | 190      | 554      | 396                       | 248                       |                           |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir                                    | 192                                               | 222                                               | 414                                               | 168      | 134      | 302      | 150                       | 108                       |                           |
| 11      | Jharkhand                                         | 838                                               | 481                                               | 1319                                              | 984      | 476      | 1460     | 890                       | 410                       |                           |
| 12      | Karnataka                                         | 8596                                              | 4157                                              | 12753                                             | 7733     | 3533     | 11266    | 7684                      | 3259                      |                           |
| 13      | Kerala                                            | 6409                                              | 2081                                              | 8490                                              | 6701     | 1945     | 8646     | 6412                      | 2034                      |                           |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 5774                                              | 4001                                              | 9775                                              | 5670     | 3776     | 9446     | 5341                      | 3698                      |                           |
| 15      | Maharashtra                                       | 11304                                             | 4808                                              | 16112                                             | 11892    | 4730     | 16622    | 11828                     | 4476                      |                           |
| 16      | Manipur                                           | 23                                                | 18                                                | 41                                                | 22       | 15       | 37       | 31                        | 19                        |                           |
| 17      | Meghalaya                                         | 90                                                | 38                                                | 128                                               | 96       | 41       | 137      | 75                        | 24                        |                           |
| 18      | Mizoram                                           | 157                                               | 16                                                | 173                                               | 79       | 16       | 95       | 100                       | 16                        |                           |
| 19      | Nagaland                                          | 24                                                | 6                                                 | 30                                                | 25       | 12       | 37       | 9                         | 4                         |                           |
| 20      | Odisha                                            | 2896                                              | 2131                                              | 5027                                              | 3272     | 1980     | 5252     | 2328                      | 1832                      |                           |
| 21      | Punjab                                            | 784                                               | 246                                               | 1030                                              | 713      | 259      | 972      | 710                       | 233                       |                           |
| 22      | Rajasthan                                         | 3227                                              | 1594                                              | 4821                                              | 3377     | 1483     | 4860     | 3235                      | 1224                      |                           |
| 23      | Sikkim                                            | 96                                                | 85                                                | 181                                               | 125      | 59       | 184      | 161                       | 83                        |                           |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                                        | 10748                                             | 6179                                              | 16927                                             | 11182    | 5419     | 16601    | 10963                     | 5155                      |                           |
| 25      | Telangana#                                        |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |          |          |          | 6669                      | 2954                      |                           |
| 26      | Tripura                                           | 560                                               | 284                                               | 844                                               | 636      | 325      | 961      | 492                       | 270                       |                           |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 2495                                              | 1927                                              | 4422                                              | 3163     | 2123     | 5286     | 2099                      | 1485                      |                           |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                                       | 249                                               | 175                                               | 424                                               | 244      | 121      | 365      | 151                       | 56                        |                           |
| 29      | West Bengal                                       | 8680                                              | 6277                                              | 14957                                             | 7860     | 5195     | 13055    | 8886                      | 5424                      |                           |
|         | Total (States)                                    | 86613                                             | 46054                                             | 132667                                            | 88479    | 43351    | 131830   | 86963                     | 41582                     |                           |
| 30      | A &NIslands                                       | 80                                                | 41                                                | 121                                               | 111      | 40       | 151      | 115                       | 40                        |                           |
| 31      | Chandigarh                                        | 75                                                | 39                                                | 114                                               | 59       | 38       | 97       | 66                        | 39                        |                           |
| 32      | D&N Haveli                                        | 41                                                | 25                                                | 66                                                | 55       | 29       | 84       | 45                        | 31                        |                           |
| 33      | Daman &Diu                                        | 25                                                | 11                                                | 36                                                | 13       | 16       | 29       | 22                        | 5                         |                           |
| 34      | Delhi UT                                          | 1246                                              | 653                                               | 1899                                              | 1417     | 642      | 2059     | 1424                      | 671                       |                           |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                                       | 1                                                 | 0                                                 | 1                                                 | 1        | 2        | 3        | 2                         | 1                         |                           |
| 36      | Puducherry                                        | 372                                               | 169                                               | 541                                               | 408      | 138      | 546      | 492                       | 152                       |                           |
|         | Total (UTs)                                       | 1840                                              | 938                                               | 2778                                              | 2064     | 905      | 2969     | 2166                      | 939                       |                           |
|         | Total (All India)                                 | 88453                                             | 46992                                             | 135445                                            | 90543    | 44256    | 134799   | 89129                     | 42521                     |                           |
|         | Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' | Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' | Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' | Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India' |          |          |          |                           |                           |                           |

|         | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   | State/UT wise and gender wise numberof suicides committed by persons belonging scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled Scheduled Castes (SCs) Scheduled Tribes   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. NO. | State                                                                                                                                                         | SC Male                                                                                                                                                       | SC Female                                                                                                                                                     | SC Transgender                                                                                                                                                | SC Total                                                                                                                                                      | Male ST Female                                                                                                                                                | ST Transge (STs)                                                                                                                                              |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 609                                                                                                                                                           | 311                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 920                                                                                                                                                           | 169                                                                                                                                                           | 89                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3       | Assam                                                                                                                                                         | 279                                                                                                                                                           | 96                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 375                                                                                                                                                           | 130                                                                                                                                                           | 39                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                         | 72                                                                                                                                                            | 23                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 95                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                  | 513                                                                                                                                                           | 316                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 829                                                                                                                                                           | 999                                                                                                                                                           | 533                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6       | Goa                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 20                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                       | 484                                                                                                                                                           | 277                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 761                                                                                                                                                           | 627                                                                                                                                                           | 352                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                       | 494                                                                                                                                                           | 143                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 637                                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 94                                                                                                                                                            | 65                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 159                                                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                | 22                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 27                                                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                     | 84                                                                                                                                                            | 28                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 112                                                                                                                                                           | 101                                                                                                                                                           | 35                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                     | 782                                                                                                                                                           | 376                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1158                                                                                                                                                          | 397                                                                                                                                                           | 174                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                        | 475                                                                                                                                                           | 154                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 629                                                                                                                                                           | 190                                                                                                                                                           | 41                                                                                                                                                            |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 879                                                                                                                                                           | 600                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1479                                                                                                                                                          | 1136                                                                                                                                                          | 669                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                   | 1428                                                                                                                                                          | 571                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1999                                                                                                                                                          | 865                                                                                                                                                           | 295                                                                                                                                                           |
| 16      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 56                                                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 95                                                                                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                        | 339                                                                                                                                                           | 339                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 678                                                                                                                                                           | 405                                                                                                                                                           | 301                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                        | 229                                                                                                                                                           | 76                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 305                                                                                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                             |
| 22      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                     | 747                                                                                                                                                           | 256                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1003                                                                                                                                                          | 472                                                                                                                                                           | 223                                                                                                                                                           |
| 23      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                                                            | 48                                                                                                                                                            | 26                                                                                                                                                            |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                    | 2342                                                                                                                                                          | 1093                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 3437                                                                                                                                                          | 123                                                                                                                                                           | 70                                                                                                                                                            |
| 25      | Telangana                                                                                                                                                     | 1116                                                                                                                                                          | 516                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1632                                                                                                                                                          | 641                                                                                                                                                           | 347                                                                                                                                                           |
| 26      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                       | 140                                                                                                                                                           | 68                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 208                                                                                                                                                           | 75                                                                                                                                                            | 55                                                                                                                                                            |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 318                                                                                                                                                           | 253                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 571                                                                                                                                                           | 29                                                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                                                            |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                                                            | 48                                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                            |
| 29      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                   | 1006                                                                                                                                                          | 671                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1677                                                                                                                                                          | 423                                                                                                                                                           | 260                                                                                                                                                           |
| 30      | A &NIslands                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             |
| 31      | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                    | 30                                                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 47                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| 32      | D&N Haveli                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 33                                                                                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33      | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| 34      | Delhi UT                                                                                                                                                      | 77                                                                                                                                                            | 47                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 124                                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             |
| 36      | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                    | 85                                                                                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 112                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                             |
|         | Total (States/UTs)                                                                                                                                            | 12670                                                                                                                                                         | 6347                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 19019                                                                                                                                                         | 7190                                                                                                                                                          | 3656                                                                                                                                                          |

Source: 'Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India-2014' as received from State Crime Records Bureaux/CID

## Causes of Suicide for 2014

| Sr. No.   | Cause                                               |   Male |   Female |   Transgender |   Total |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------------|---------|
| 1         | Bankruptcy or Indebtedness                          |   2098 |      210 |             0 |    2308 |
| 2         | Marriage Related Issues (Total)                     |   2362 |     4411 |             0 |    6773 |
|           | 2.1 Non Settlement of Marriage                      |    490 |      606 |             0 |    1096 |
|           | 2.2 Dowry Related Issues                            |     39 |     2222 |             0 |    2261 |
|           | 2.3 Extra Marital affairs                           |    227 |      249 |             0 |     476 |
|           | 2.4 Divorce                                         |    150 |      183 |             0 |     333 |
|           | 2.5 Others                                          |   1456 |     1151 |             0 |    2607 |
| 3         | Failure in Examination                              |   1358 |     1045 |             0 |    2403 |
| 4         | Impotency/ lnfertility                              |    127 |      205 |             0 |     332 |
| 5         | Other Family problems                               |  18623 |     9977 |             2 |   28602 |
| 6         | Illness (Total)                                     |  16078 |     7663 |             5 |   23746 |
|           | 6.1 AIDS/STD                                        |    184 |       48 |             1 |     233 |
|           | 6.2 Cancer                                          |    407 |      175 |             0 |     582 |
|           | 6.3 Paralysis                                       |    301 |      107 |             0 |     408 |
|           | 6.4lnsanity/ Mental Illness                         |   4761 |     2341 |             2 |    7104 |
|           | 6.50ther Prolonged Illness                          |  10425 |     4992 |             2 |   15419 |
| 7         | Death of Dear Person                                |    658 |      323 |             0 |     981 |
| 8         | Drug Abuse/Alcoholic Addiction                      |   3555 |       91 |             1 |    3647 |
| 9         | Fall in Social Reputation                           |    361 |      129 |             0 |     490 |
| 10        | Ideological Causes/Hero Worshipping                 |     43 |       13 |             0 |      56 |
| 11        | Love Affairs                                        |   2441 |     1727 |             0 |    4168 |
| 12        | Poverty                                             |   1419 |      280 |             0 |    1699 |
| 13        | Unemployment                                        |   1965 |      242 |             0 |    2207 |
| 14        | Property Dispute                                    |    874 |      193 |             0 |    1067 |
| 15        | !suspected/Illicit Relation (Other than SI. No.2.3) |    253 |      205 |             0 |     458 |
| 16        | Illegitimate Pregnancy (Other than 51. No.2.3)      |      0 |       56 |             0 |      56 |
| 17        | Physical Abuse (Rape, etc.)                         |      6 |       68 |             0 |      74 |
| 18        | Professional/Career Problem                         |    792 |      111 |             0 |     903 |
| 19        | Causes Not Known                                    |  11308 |     4955 |             1 |   16264 |
| 20        | Other Causes                                        |  24808 |    10617 |             7 |   35432 |
| 21        | Total                                               |  89129 |    42521 |            16 |  131666 |