02-17-2011, 09:53 AM
Truth of farmer suicide
It is claimed that:
1. 70% population depends on agriculture.
2. That farmers are committing suicides at a frightening rate.
Every suicide is a sad event, no doubt. But some are sadder because a lot of politics makes them so. Are farmer's suicide really at alarming rates? What do our crie records, compiled by National Crimes Record Beareu say? [url="http://ncrb.nic.in/CD-ADSI2009/table-2.6.pdf"]http://ncrb.nic.in/CD-ADSI2009/table-2.6.pdf[/url]
In 2009, there were 1,27,151 suicides. How many farmers committed suicides? 17358 making up 13.7%.
How many people are in salaried class? Surely not 70%. How many of them killed themselves?
Govt 1714, 1.3%
Pvt sector 10720, 8.4%
Public sector 2914, 2.3%
Total 12.1%
Sadly, students comprise 5.3% of suicides.
Has any criminologist, sociologist, economist or a politician ever given a thought why student suicide, or that salaried class, is high? Is farmers' suicide rate really higher than these segments, considering the population?
It is claimed that:
1. 70% population depends on agriculture.
2. That farmers are committing suicides at a frightening rate.
Every suicide is a sad event, no doubt. But some are sadder because a lot of politics makes them so. Are farmer's suicide really at alarming rates? What do our crie records, compiled by National Crimes Record Beareu say? [url="http://ncrb.nic.in/CD-ADSI2009/table-2.6.pdf"]http://ncrb.nic.in/CD-ADSI2009/table-2.6.pdf[/url]
In 2009, there were 1,27,151 suicides. How many farmers committed suicides? 17358 making up 13.7%.
How many people are in salaried class? Surely not 70%. How many of them killed themselves?
Govt 1714, 1.3%
Pvt sector 10720, 8.4%
Public sector 2914, 2.3%
Total 12.1%
Sadly, students comprise 5.3% of suicides.
Has any criminologist, sociologist, economist or a politician ever given a thought why student suicide, or that salaried class, is high? Is farmers' suicide rate really higher than these segments, considering the population?