-The Indian Express At nearly a quarter of the suicides, or 32,563 of the total 1,39,123, the daily-wage earners comprised the largest chunk of such deaths recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last year The share of daily-wage earners among those who died by suicide has been steadily rising, doubling to 23.4 per cent in 2019 as compared to six years before. At nearly a quarter of the suicides, or 32,563...
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Steady decline in farm sector suicides from 2016 to 2019, NCRB data shows -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Indian Express A comparative study of data on Accidental Deaths and Suicides released by NCRB shows that suicides in the agriculture sector have declined by 10% — from 11,379 in 2016 to 10,281 in 2019. Suicides in the farm sector have steadily declined over four years, according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A comparative study of data on Accidental Deaths and Suicides released by NCRB...
More »Higher propensity to commit suicide in southern states: NCRB data
-The Indian Express A majority of those committing suicide, however, were from poorer backgrounds and married. Family issues and illness accounted for most such deaths. People living in the southern states have higher propensity to commit suicide than those living in the poorer and more heavily populated northern states, the latest data on suicides released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show. A majority of those committing suicide, however, were from poorer...
More »Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB -Richard Mahapatra
-Down to Earth National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day Daily wage earners were the largest professional group who died by suicide in 2019, according to the latest report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. India reported 139,123 suicides in 2019, an increase of 3.4 per cent compared to 2018. Daily...
More »NCRB data: Higher share of Dalits, tribals, Muslims in prison than numbers outside -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Indian Express The data, for the year 2019, also show that among the marginalised groups, Muslims are the one community which has more undertrials than convicts. The latest data on prisons released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that Dalits, tribals and Muslims continue to be jailed in numbers disproportionate to their share in the population, unlike OBCs and those belonging to the general category or upper castes. The data,...
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