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- The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a report on Suicides among farmworkers.
- The number of agricultural labourers who died by suicide in 2020 was 18% higher than the previous year.
- Overall, 10,677 people engaged in the farm sector died by suicide in 2020.
- Landless agricultural labourers, who did not benefit from income support schemes such as PM Kisan, may have faced higher levels of distress during the pandemic.
- The worst among the States continues to be Maharashtra, with 4,006 suicides in the farm sector, including a 15% increase in farmworker suicides.
- The other States with a poor record include Karnataka (2016), Andhra Pradesh (889) and Madhya Pradesh (735).
- Karnataka saw a dismal 43% increase in the number of farmworker suicides in 2020.
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