Question raised in Rajya Sabha on suicide by farmers, 24/07/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on suicide by farmers, 24/07/2015. As per National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data, the number of suicides committed by farmers under persons self-employed in farming/agriculture Category in 2012, 2013 & 2014 were 13754, 11772 and 5650 respectively. State-wise details are given at Annexure-I. The number of suicides committed by farmers attributed to agrarian distress during last three years i.e. 2012, 2013 and 2014 as reported by State Governments, was 1066, 890 & 1400 respectively and during 2015 (Upto June, 2015) is 263. State-wise details are given at Annexure-II.