Over 16,000 people have died of suicide due to bankruptcy or indebtedness; India’s Council of States, known as Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Another 9,140 people ended their lives due to unemployment between 2018 and 2020,
The grim statistics were given by the Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in a response to a written question.
He said 5,213 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy or indebtedness in 2020, 5,908 in 2019, and 4,970 in 2018.
A total of 3,548 people committed suicide due to unemployment in 2020, 2,851 in 2019, and 2,741 in 2018.