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Maharashtra has been the state worst affected by suicides in farming sector with over 60,000 deaths between the period from 1995 to 2013. [32]According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the states with the highest incidence of farmer suicide in 2022 were Maharashtra (4,248), Karnataka (2,392), Andhra Pradesh (917), and Tamil Nadu (728) and Madhya Pradesh (641). [33]
Pages in category "Farmers who died by suicide in India" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Suicide in India is a national social issue. In the year 2020, India recorded 153,052 suicides, an increase of 10% from 2019's 139,123 suicides. This is a list of States and Union Territories of India ranked according to suicide rate as on 2020. The rate is calculated as number of suicides per 1 lakh (100,000) people.
2024 Indian farmers' protest. Over 100 Indian farmers march from Punjab to the capital city New Delhi to demand for the legal assurance of a minimum support price for all crops as well as loan forgiveness for farmers. Punjab Police set up barricades and fire tear gas at the marching farmers as they enter Haryana, causing them to turn around and ...
In 2019, the age groups 18–30 and 30–45 years accounted for 35.1% and 31.8% suicides in India, respectively. Combined, this age group of young adults accounted for 67% of total suicides. Thus, out of the total 139,000 total suicides in India, 93,061 were young adults. This indicates that they are the most vulnerable age groups.
Female farmers warn of mental health repercussions of Labour’s inheritance tax
The term "agrarian distress" gained prominence in India in the 1990s when a wave of farmer suicides occurred in the country. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The reason for the suicides were due to various causes such as inadequate credit, poor market conditions, and insufficient technology that led to indebtedness.
Atul Subhash's suicide has galvanised men's rights activists and started a wider debate around India's tough dowry law [BBC] On the night of 9 December, a 34-year-old Indian man killed himself.