Summary of all the measures by Government of India for COVID-19
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 7, 2020
The Central & State governments have undertaken multiple measures to provide relief for those affected by COVID-19. Here is a brief summary of all the measures by the Central Government.
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has posed a serious challenge to most countries in terms of managing the outbreak and reducing its impact on people. On one hand, economic activities in most countries, including India have reduced following nation-wide lockdowns. This has resulted in many people losing out on their incomes, like in the case of migrant workers and daily wage labourers as non – essential services have come to a standstill. On the other hand, the IMF has predicted a global recession worse than 2008, calling this period ‘humanity’s darkest hour’ since societies and economies have halted temporarily.
Globally, SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 has claimed morethan 65,000 lives and affected more than 12 lakh people across 209 countries,according to WHO’s dashboard. Meanwhile, in India, more than 4000 cases and 100 deaths have been reported.
In an earlier story by Factly, the relief measures announced by state governments werelisted in various sectors. Similarly, in this story, we look at some of themajor announcements and relief measures announced by the central government to confront the pandemic, across some major sectors.Some of these measures, especially with respect to health, are bound to changedepending on the dynamic situation.
Agriculture
Organised sector
Migrant workers and unorganized sector
Food security
Financial Aid
Financial services
Education
Essential goods and services
Health
Other measures taken by the government
In this story, only some of the major orders of the Central government with respect to COVID-19 have been discussed. PRS India and COVID India- Measures & GOs websites have presented the consolidated version of all the orders to date.