The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on November 8, 2019 released much delayed Accidental Death and Suicide report for 2016 .
Almost 21% dip in farmer suicides
According to the report, 11,379 farmers committed suicide in India in 2016 which is 21% dip from that of 2015. As per the data in the report, the number of farmer suicides in the country has plunged to 11,379 in 2016 from 12,360 in 2014 and 12,602 in 2015. The report says that there were 948 farmer suicides every month, or 31 suicides every day.
Maharashtra tops the list
Maharashtra accounted for almost 40 per cent of all farmer suicides in the country in 2016. Karnataka (1,212) was second on the list but still recorded 50 per cent less farmers’ suicides than Maharashtra.
Maharashtra witnessed a 20% dip from the previous year, it continued to be the top state with 2,550 of the 6,270 farmers’ suicides documented nationwide.
