At least 85 per cent of
daily wagers in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city have lost their regular income during
the COVID-19 lockdown, a survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Management
here revealed. The nationwide lockdown, which has been in place since March to
contain the spread of coronavirus, has rendered several unskilled labourers and
daily wagers jobless.
The IIM-A conducted the
survey among 500 households in the city that earned less than 19,500 per month,
the release here stated. "At least 85 per cent households were not earning
regular incomes anymore and most have lost or will lose their entire income (in
the lockdown)," the survey data revealed.
According to the study,
most households have lost their monthly incomes (in the range of Rs 10,000 to
Rs 15,000 for a large section). About 54 per cent of the 500 families said they
had to cut down from three meals to two meals a day, while 60 per cent revealed
that they did not have enough food rations to survive the lockdown.
The survey was carried out
between March 24 and April 9, among families of bus, autorickshaw drivers,
daily wagers, plumbers and vegetable vendors, who largely depend on their daily
earnings. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from IIM-A, headed
by professor Ankur Sarin, the release stated. -- PTI
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