INDIA POST COVID-19: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
INDIA POST COVID-19: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES I. Introduction [1] The COVID-19 virus has caused havoc around the World. The preventive measures with various form of restriction and lockdowns, has affected the economy badly. With the number of cases of COVID-19 rising around the world, irreversible losses are caused both to human life as well as economy. The future of Indian Economy depends upon how well it can manage to keep the economy running thorough it policies and actions. The curve of infection is slightly slower in India but its impact has been disastrous in many ways. There was a loss of $4.5 billion dollars every day during the initial lockdown of 21 days. [2] About half of the businesses of the nation are affected severely and supply chains are also the victim of the pandemic. [3] There will be a deep impact on the economic activity by the extension of the lockdown by the government which can sharply cut India’s GDP forecast for the current financial year, cont