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Daily Wage Earners Made up the Largest Share of Total Suicides in 2020: NCRB Report
30 Oct 2021
The daily wage earners accounted for the largest number of suicides in absolute numbers, at 37,666 in 2020. The share of this category in all suicides has increased from 12% in 2014 to 24.6% in 2020.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Reverse Migrants Engage in Rabi Harvest to Earn Livelihood
15 Apr 2020
‘It is good for them and for us. They are earning a livelihood and we got relief from the labour crisis,’ said a local farmer.
Ronak Chhabra
Every Fifth Person Who Committed Suicide in 2018 Was a Daily Wager!
13 Jan 2020
This trend in suicides being reported in the latest NCRB report, hints at acute economic distress. The number of unemployed persons killing themselves was higher than those in the farms sector.