Bhubaneswar: Suicide among students in Odisha increased by 58 per cent in three years from 2021 to 2023, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
In a written reply to a question from BJD legislator Dhruba Charan Sahoo, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the number of suicide cases among students has increased from 119 in 2021 to 173 in 2022 and then gone up to 189 in 2023.
The state has witnessed more such cases among girl students than boys during the period.
Altogether 218 boys died by suicide in the three years, while the number was 263 for girl students.
The state has reported a total of 17,778 suicide cases in three years from 2021.
As many as 5,649 suicide cases were registered in 2021, 6,140 in 2022 and 5,989 in 2023, the CM added.
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