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Informal Economy in India and COVID-19
Informal Economy in India and COVID-19

Informal Economy in India and COVID-19: for UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination 2020. COVID-19 has created a global stir and ushered in a medical emergency in the form of a pandemic, that has impacted almost all the countries across the globe. Humanity as a whole seems to be under a severe existential threat.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold across the world, informal workers remain exceptionally vulnerable to the economic and societal impact of the pandemic. Many of these workers are likely to lose their jobs and face extreme poverty and food insecurity as the disease intensifies despite large scale government efforts.

Informal Economy in India and COVID-19