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| Name | 1 agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours in 2021 |
| Video Uploader | Video From Down To Earth |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 31-08-2022 11:19:55 |
| Video Discription | The National Crime Record Bureau has released an alarming statistic. 1 agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours. A total 1,64,033 people died of suicide in India 2021. The number amounts to 5563, which is a 9% increase from 2020 and a 29% increase from 2019. The highest numbers were recorded in Maharashtra(1424), Karnataka(999) and Andhra Pradesh(584). In any agricultural household, the three sources of income are cultivation, livestock and daily wage. The household income for a farmer from cultivation declined from 48% in 2013 to 38% in 2021. Daily wage is the biggest contributor to household income. This is a fundamental change in the economy of these households. Apart from agricultural labourers, 5318 farmers also committed suicide taking the total number of people who died by suicide in the farming sector to 10,881 or 6.6% of total suicide victims. As per the NCRB report, certain states/UTs -- West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry -- reported zero suicides o f farmers/cultivators as well as agricultural labourers. By 2023, India has promised to double its farmers’ incomes from 2015-16 levels. Considering the decline in the income from cultivation, this is unlikely to happen. Moreover, the economy has seen a slump since 2016 beginning with demonetisation. Then a two-year pandemic put a halt to job opportunities for everyone. This is when many daily wage laborers moved back to their villages and started earning a living as agricultural laborers. Daily wage earners accounted for 25% of suicides in the country, making it the largest profession wise. Currently, the unemployment rate is one of the highest in decades. Agriculture is known to reduce rural poverty faster than the rate of economic growth. But as more people move to agricultural labor and income from cultivation reduces, agricultural income might not be enough anymore for poverty reduction. Agricultural produce has already suffered in India this year because of the heat waves. nQJidl7I8zU |
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| Tags | Environment | Science | Sustainable Development | health Mobility | Down to Earth | CSE | Centre for Science and Environment | UPSC | Civil service preparations | IAS coaching | agriculture farming | labour law | daily wager | farmer indian | farming indian | suicide rates | suicide rate | suicide rates in the world |
