…sed for over a year sparing a few months leaving millions of people either underpaid or unemployed. The effect of lockdown on the economy can also be seen in the GDP contraction in the Financial year(FY) 2020-21 which is about -7.3% historic low for any FY from the independence. The negative growth rate has made the dream of a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 more distant than earlier thought. The negative growth has dire consequences on the living standards of millions of Indian families st…
