The National Crime Record Bureau has released an alarming statistic. An agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours and a total 1,64,033 people died of suicide in India in 2021.
The number amounts to 5,563 suicides by farm labourers, which is a 9 per cent increase from 2020 and a 29 per cent increase from 2019.
The highest numbers were recorded in Maharashtra (1,424), 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 per cent
— source downtoearth.org.in | 07 Sep 2022