Question : NCRB data on Farmer Suicides

(a) whether the farmer suicide data for the last four years is available, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has received the data on farmer suicides from the States/ Union territories since 2016 and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the reasons for non-publishing of the reports of Accidental Deaths and Suicides in the country by the NCRB since 2015;

(d) whether the NCRB proposes to re-start publication of data on farmer suicide and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the manner in which the Government will formulate policies to address such extreme cases of agrarian distress in the absence of the data?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.


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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REGARD TO THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER 315 BY SHRI RAHUL GANDHI REGARDING NCRB DATA ON FARMER SUICIDES FOR REPLY ON 10.12.2019


(a) to (d): The data on accidental deaths and suicides, including farmer suicides, are reported by States/ Union Territories to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) which publishes it as the “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” (ADSI) Report. As informed by NCRB, many States/ Union Territories reported “Nil” data on suicides by Farmers/ Cultivators and Agricultural labourers. After getting the data vetted from the States/ Union Territories, NCRB has published ADSI Report till the year 2016. State-wise details of farmers suicides for the year 2015 and 2016 are given in Annexure. Further, advisories have been issued by NCRB to all States/ Union Territories to furnish complete data sets in a timely manner for speedy publication of ADSI Report.

(e) Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake development of perspective plans to ensure effective implementation of the programmes/ schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments through various Schemes/ Programmes for the welfare of the farmers by increasing production and remunerative returns to the farmers.
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