BHOPAL: Number of suicides committed by self-employed persons saw an increase of more than 37% in 2020— when there was a lockdown induced by Covid-19, says data released by National Crime Records Bureau.
Among other persons, the number of suicides committed by daily wagers also increased by 24.7% during the year. Likewise, the number of suicides committed by salaried persons from government and private sector also saw an increase from the previous year.
As per the accidental deaths and suicides data released by the NCRB for 2020 a total of 1,254 self-employed persons committed suicide in the year. The number was only 911 last year. It saw an increase of more than 37% in the Covid-19 year.
Apart from it, a total of 4,945 daily wagers also committed suicide in the same year 2020. This figure has also increased from 3,964 suicides in 2019, seeing an increase of 24.7% when compared to previous year.
Three more salaried persons from private sector organisations ended their lives in 2020 taking the total suicides to 691 as against 688 in 2019. There was an increase of more than 20% in number of suicides committed by salaried persons employed in government sector—both state and central government—as 181 such people committed suicide in 2020 compared to132 such suicides reported in year 2019.
