Delhi: 16000 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy and 9,140 people due to unemployment in 3 years, government informed in Rajya Sabha

Delhi: 16000 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy and 9,140 people due to unemployment in 3 years, government informed in Rajya Sabha

Delhi: 16000 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy and 9,140 people due to unemployment in 3 years, Central Government gave information in Rajya Sabha.

The government said on Wednesday that between 2018 and 2020, more than 16,000 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy or indebtedness, while 9,140 people died due to unemployment. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai gave this information to the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question. He said that in 2020, 5,213 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy or debt as compared to 5,908 in 2019 and 4,970 in 2018. He said that 3,548 people committed suicide in 2020, 2,851 in 2019 and 2,741 in 2018 due to unemployment.