Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over the "rising" suicide rate among the youth and urged the government to make efforts to ease students' path by ensuring support instead of obstacles.
The "rising" suicide rate among the youth in the country is very sad and worrying, the former Congress chief said in a post on his WhatsApp channel.
In the last decade, while the population of children in the 0-24 age group decreased from 58.2 crore to 58.1 crore, the number of student suicides increased shockingly from 6,654 to 13,044, he said.
India today has the largest youth population. It is unfortunate that youths are facing difficulties and compulsions instead of being provided facilities, he said.
This is pointing towards very deep problems socially, economically and psychologically, Gandhi noted.
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