Question : NCRB REPORT ON DEATH AND SUICIDE CASES

(a) whether the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is maintaining data relating to accidental deaths, suicide and farmer suicides that takes place in the country;

(b) if so, the total number of such cases reported by the NCRB during each of the last three years, separately, State-wise;

(c) whether as per the estimated data of NCRB farmers suicide are less than the actual suicide;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor;

(e) the criteria adopted for identifying farmers suicides at the State level; and

(f) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to maintain the actual data on such cases including women and tenant farmers in the category of farmers suicides?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MANIKRAO H. GAVIT)

(a): Yes, Sir. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) brings out an annual report titled `Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India`, which is a compendium of data of loss of human lives due to accidents and suicides in the country.

(b): The State/UT wise and sex-wise details of number of accidental deaths, suicides and farmers` suicides, as reported to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) by the States/UTs, during 2004 to 2006 are enclosed at Annexure I to III respectively.

(c) & (d): NCRB does not maintain any estimated database. The data on suicides including suicides by farmers is provided to NCRB by the States/UTs. NCRB compiles the data as per its mandate.

(e) & (f): The data, inclusive of gender-wise data on farmers suicides, for NCRB`s annual report `Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India` is provided by the States/UTs in a set of proformae designed for this purpose.