Overview

• Official NCRB figures show student suicides accounted for 7.6% of all suicides in 2022, down from 8.0% in 2021 and 8.2% in 2020
• MANODARPAN and the District Mental Health Programme now provide nationwide counseling helplines, life-skills training and suicide prevention services across 767 districts
• The Centre has intensified anti-drug campaigns alongside mental health outreach to address rising substance abuse among students
• UGC advisories on physical fitness and emotional well-being have prompted IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and IIT Guwahati to launch stress management and resilience workshops
• The Education Ministry is drafting a Higher Education Commission of India bill to unify regulatory oversight across universities and technical institutes