Unlike many developed and some developing economies, the report said 52 percent of urban Indian workers went without work or pay and received no financial assistance to tide over the crisis. "On average, earnings fell by 48 percent in April and May, compared to pre-COVID months of January and February. Financial assistance from the government or employers was available to less than a quarter of the workforce," - Shania Bhalotia Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli - 'City of dreams no more: The impact of COVID-19 on urban workers in India', https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/1193253-covid-19-exacerbated-pre-existing-inequities-in-urban-india-report
Second Wave
Migrant labourers leave Mumbai in packed trains fearing lockdown https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/migrant-labourers-leave-mumbai-in-packed-trains-fearing-lockdown-101617932836476-amp.html
Speaking to ANI, a migrant worker who was travelling in an Uttar Pradesh bound train said, "This train will go to Gorakhpur. We're leaving the city because Covid-19 cases are rising here."
The Print Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwTKNKLXBKI Despite the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Dadar Vegetable Market in Mumbai witnessed a huge crowd on 9 April, and people could be seen flouting all social distancing norms. Many were also seen without a mask, or not wearing it the right way. Meanwhile, a UP-bound train packed with migrant workers was seen leaving the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai after new restrictions were imposed due to the rising cases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtuagIOpYmE 9th April News Nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcS9n07aw0 9th April ABP News
Post by S Sen: Last time, as per the Union Government, more than a crore had to trek back home - maybe hundreds of miles away, braving the scorching sun. While Indians stuck in foreign lands were brought back free by chartered planes. The template for "Atmanirbhar Bharat".
The "New India".