IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE INFORMAL SECTOR OF INDIA
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2023-03
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Indian Society For Health And Advanced Research
Abstract
The Indian economy is comprised of both the formal or organized sector and the informal or unorganized sector. Both these sectors were severely harmed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The government of India announced an abrupt and sudden lockdown without any prior steps of combating the drawbacks of such an abrupt action. This left the informal sector completely stranded amidst the pandemic. Taking this into consideration, the paper tries to discuss the impacts of the lockdown on the informal sector. While stressing on the adversaries faced by the labourers, the paper addresses the negative impacts of the lockdown on the female workers in the informal sector. Followed by this contextual discussion, the paper attempts to discuss the steps and schemes promulgated by the government for combating this crisis and its limitations. Finally, the paper concludes with an attempt on briefly analyzing the contingencies and suggesting ways forward to meet the exigencies.
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Covid-19 pandemic, Informal sector, Women Informal sector workers
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Kaur Simranjeet . IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE INFORMAL SECTOR OF INDIA. Indian Journal Of Applied Research. 2023 Mar; 13(3): 59-61