Written by Vartika Chauhan
Edited by Himanshi Shivani
Coronavirus had not only affected an individual’s life on normal grounds but had also hit the lower section even worse. Post lockdown is being seen as a period of immense suffering to the poor population.
According to a report, a freight train in Aurangabad, Maharashtra on Friday ran over and killed at least 14 home-bound migrant workers who reportedly fell asleep on the tracks due to exhaustion. The incident has once again put the spotlight on the severe hardships faced by millions of migrant workers in India over the past few weeks.
Migrant laborers got the hardest hit from this pandemic and the after-effects are even more miserable. Long queues in front of ration shops had made them vulnerable to the necessities of life.
A recessed economy had increased the problem of unemployment. Casual daily wage workers, artisans, home-based workers, rickshaw-pullers, and street vendors had always lived precarious lives but now they have slipped much deeper into want.
The public policy had not proved beneficial in improving the conditions of the poor. Women along with children were not left behind in facing these consequences.
Even after the lockdown time, the transport facilities are not provided completely. Loss of daily wages and shelter had too caused an emotional impact on an individual making him more prone to anxiety and stress.
The condition of the economy is deteriorating day by day. We are entering what is called a vicious cycle of economic failure. Neighborhoods are treating patients and health workers as untouchables. And society presidents are becoming bigoted tinpot dictators against domestic help, drivers, and cooks.
The government needs to take into account every possibility of hardship to impact people’s lives positively on a large scale.
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