Data show that the number of farm suicides in 2024 will be 10,546, a decrease of 2% from the previous year
New Delhi: A total of 10,546 people in the agriculture sector, including 4,633 farmers/cultivators and 5,913 agricultural workers, died by suicide in 2024, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the total suicide victims (1,70,746) in the country, the latest report from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said. However, the number of such suicides fell … Read more