The details of number of incidents of suicide and fratricide cases in the armed forces during the last three years are as under:
|
Year
|
Army
|
Navy
|
Air Force
|
|
|
No. of Suspected Suicide Cases
|
No. of Fratricide Cases
|
No. of Suspected Suicide Cases
|
No. of Fratricide Cases
|
No. of Suspected Suicide Cases
|
No. of Fratricide Cases
|
|
2016
|
104
|
02
|
06
|
Nil
|
19
|
01
|
|
2017
|
75
|
01
|
05
|
Nil
|
21
|
Nil
|
|
2018
|
80
|
01
|
08
|
Nil
|
16
|
Nil
|
Various steps have been taken by the Armed Forces to create healthy / appropriate environment for their Officers and Other Ranks. Some of these steps are as under:-
- Provision of better quality of facilities such as clothing, food, married accommodation, travel facilities, schooling, recreation etc. and periodic welfare meetings.
- Conduct of yoga and meditation as a tool for stress management.
- Training and deployment of psychological counsellors.
- Institutionalization of projects ‘MILAP’ and ‘SAHYOG’ by Army in Northern & Eastern Command to reduce stress among troops.
- A ‘Mansik Sahayata Helpline’ has been established by Army & Air Force to take professional counselling.
- Mental Health Awareness is provided during pre-induction training.
- Formation of Military Psychiatry Treatment Centre at INHS Asvini and establishment of Mental Health Centres in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Port Blair, Goa and Karwar.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur in Rajya Sabha today.
Nampi/DK/Rajib/HS