49 suicides, fratricides in armed forces in 2009: Antony
July 13th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS ( 2 comments )New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Forty-nine cases of suicide and fratricide have been reported in the armed forces this year, parliament was informed Monday.
Of these, there were 48 cases of suicide and one of fratricide in the three services, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Of the cases this year, 41 suicides were reported from the Indian Army, six from the Indian Air Force, and one from the Indian Navy.
The lone fratricide occurred in the army, Antony said.
Overall, there have been a staggering 495 cases of suicide and 25 cases of fratricide in the armed forces over the past four year.
Of these, 154 suicides and 13 fratricides occurred in 2006, 142 suicides and seven fratricides occurred in 2007 and 151 suicides and four fratricides occurred in 2008.
Of the total cases, 412 suicides and 24 fratricides were reported from the army, 76 suicides and one fratricide were reported from the air forces and seven suicides were reported from the navy.
Antony said a “proactive approach through better man management techniques” is being adopted at different levels to prevent suicides and fratricides.
“Measures such as identification of high risk category, increased inter personnel relationship and communication between officers and jawans, lectures/workshops on stress management, counselling by professionals, establishment of helpline, redressal of grievances and increased focus on welfare activities are taken to prevent such incidents,” the minister added.
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March 9th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
reason of sucide cases is family problem
April 26th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
The suicides taking place in the case of only in PBORs i.e. Non-commissioned Officers. Do you all know the Main reason? Of course, why not. But Don’t be pretend that you do not know. It is supression and extreme stress on the helpless/voiceless soldiers.They want just a periodical leave, have a trip to his lovely house/family members near and dear. Then it will be a nector these selfless/Scamless/innocent/spotless India soldiers. Non-grant of leave in time and on the ocassion, on genuine grounds, unlike the officers who can effords to fulfil thier desires at any place irrespective of thier abodes. For a small reason that a jawan overstayed on leave due to most genuine grounds that his mother/father/wife/childern fell in sick, his property is dwindled by the anti-social elements where the Gopvt is responsible all kinds of security and protect them, the Govt COURT-MARTLING THEM AND sending them to jail with cruel mind. They say it is indicipline. What is discipline, can anybody define. is there different meanings of definitions. Therefore, I am demanidng the Govt to RIEVIEW all the past cases where the jawans were court-martialed unjustifibly, withdraw all the punishments and give them all the compensation, treating them as the are neither Terrorists, nor Maoists, nor naxalites, nor Scammers, nor Corruptionists, nor Traitors, nor Rogues, nor Thieves, nor Destroyers, etc., etc. The Govt must act very with most immediate effect. Otherwise, the morale of the Indian Armed forces shall definitiley deteriorate still worst than the previous periods, where the suicide death rate at the highest peak level and the Govt will be held solely responsible.
M.NAGESARA RAO
M.Com.,
LL.B.,LL.M.,M.B.A.,CAIIB.,
National Vice-Chairman and A.P.State General Secretary, National Ex-Servicemen Co-Ordination Committee (Regd) and All India Secretary General and A.P.State Chairman, All India Ex-Servicemen Bank Employees’ Federation (Regd): JAI HIND
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