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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 .
Kota Neelima is an Indian politician, author, researcher, political commentator and artist. Her writing, art, and academic work include a focus on the themes of rural distress, gender, farmer suicides, and the peripheries of democratic societies.
NCRB ANSI 2002 shows on p13/19 that of all 110,417 people who committed suicide in India that year, "16.3 per cent were engaged in Farming / Agriculture activities". That means that about 18000 farmers committed suicide in 2002. From Census 2001 data, we know that there were 127.6 million self-employed farmers in India near that time.
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.
However, small landholding continued to create problems for India's farmers as the limited land resulted in limited produce and limited profits. [75] Some Indian farmers. The 1991 reforms also contributed to a rise in suicides by indebted farmers in India following crop failures (e.g. Bt cotton). Various studies identify the important factors ...
Years later, after a defeat battle with the newest Roman ruler, Octavian, Cleopatra and Marc Antony both committed suicide. Historians speculate that Cleopatra killed herself with a bite from a ...
Regarding suicide methods in India, hanging is the primary method of suicide in India and has shown increasing trends among both males and females between 2001-2021. [17] [18] Pesticide poisoning rates observed a downward trend, especially over 2011–2014 following a national ban on endosulfan (a commonly available pesticide). [19]