Government data reveals a total of 13,655 suicides in Guj in past 3 years.
A staggering 13,655 suicides were reported in Gujarat in three years — an average of 12 every single day — figures tabled by the Narendra Modi government in the legislative assembly show.
In fact, the number of total suicides is even higher as data of several places falling under the jurisdiction of police commissionerates was not revealed by the government.
The information shows that Ahmedabad rural registered 503 suicides from May 2010 to April 2013. However, the number was sharply lower compared to Rajkot rural and Jamnagar, which recorded as many as 1,200 suicides each in the same period.
In fact, other districts in Saurashtra region also registered a very high number of suicide cases. Junagadh accounted for 1,118 suicides in the three-year period, whereas Bhavnagar registered 1,097 suicide cases. Surendranagar district recorded 529 instances of suicides, followed by 432 and 377 cases in Amreli and Porbandar, respectively.
The government said in a written reply in the assembly that the 1090 helpline has been launched to dissuade those contemplating suicide from taking the extreme step. It said that counseling is provided by police and NGOs to stop possible suicides.
The state capital Gandhinagar registered 375 cases in the same period. Among other places, Surat rural accounted for 1,046 suicide cases in the above mentioned period. Vadodara rural registered 760 suicides, Valsad 606 cases, Bharuch 658, while Kutch registered 534 suicides. Kheda and Anand in central Gujarat registered 246 and 351 suicide cases respectively.
The data shows high number of suicide cases even in tribal dominated places. Sabarkantha registered 597 suicides, Godhra 456, Banaskantha 430, Narmada 270, Navsari 244 and Dahod 192. Mehsana and Patan in north Gujarat recorded 268 and 166 suicides respectively.
“Directions have been issued to give top priority to this issue in various seminars and awareness programmes organised as part of Surakha Setu project,” the government added in the assembly.
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