India faces a significant challenge with regards to the high number of suicides. To effectively address this issue, specific and targeted strategies for suicide prevention are crucial. Analyse.
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Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
3. India faces a significant challenge with regards to the high number of suicides. To effectively address this issue, specific and targeted strategies for suicide prevention are crucial. Analyse. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports that 1.71 lakh people died by suicide in 2022. The suicide rate has increased to 12.4 per 1,00,000 — the highest rate ever recorded in India. Key Demand of the question: To write about the increasing incidence of suicide and strategies needed to prevent it. Directive word: Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. Structure of the answer: Introduction: Present data and statistics related to suicide rates in India. Body: First, write about the major causes of suicides in India across age groups and sections. Next, write about the specific strategies that are required to address this issues across various groups – Children, Young adults, Adults, Women, Weaker sections, Farmers and LGBTQIA+ people etc. Conclusion: Conclude by writing a way forward.
Why the question:
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports that 1.71 lakh people died by suicide in 2022. The suicide rate has increased to 12.4 per 1,00,000 — the highest rate ever recorded in India.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the increasing incidence of suicide and strategies needed to prevent it.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Present data and statistics related to suicide rates in India.
First, write about the major causes of suicides in India across age groups and sections.
Next, write about the specific strategies that are required to address this issues across various groups – Children, Young adults, Adults, Women, Weaker sections, Farmers and LGBTQIA+ people etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.