Five Things the Govt Needs to Do to Mitigate Rural and Migrant Distress -Ashwini Kulkarni

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published Published on May 26, 2020   modified Modified on May 27, 2020

-TheWire.in

The dire situation induced by the nationwide lockdown is now threatening to undo the last few decades of work in poverty alleviation.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent nationwide lockdown measures have accelerated simmering rural-agricultural distress. Migrant workers who have recently returned to their native villages are but another critical dimension of the deteriorating situation.

The dire circumstances are now threatening to undo the last few decades of work in poverty alleviation by pushing families back into poverty. Instances of severe food shortages, amongst families who were already on the brink, have emerged. Now the challenge is not just to stop families from slipping into poverty but devise ways to revive, restore and rebuild the rural landscape.

The big announcement of Rs 20 lakh crore and the subsequent economic packages announced by the finance minister did little to allay fears during the ongoing crisis. In the long term, the impetus to rural infrastructure, steady loans for rural enterprises, connecting agriculture markets and such measures might help, depending on how all of it is operationalised.

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TheWire.in, 26 May, 2020, https://thewire.in/government/rural-workers-distress-covid-19


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