COVID and its Impact on Young Middle Class Life of India

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 "Pandemic shocker! India’s GDP shrinks by 23.9% in first quarter of FY2020-21" read the headlines of India Today late August 2020.



 Reading the e-paper the father said "Girl be empowered enough because you can lose your job any time as the situation is not going to improve any time soon". The next day this enthusiastic girl full of zeal to work hard to be independent in her own life gets a call and yes it has happened, the job is no more.

This girl is one of the countless middle-class people in India whose aspirations have been put to a halt due to the pandemic. 

According to the CMIE report, "Middle income households, particularly at the higher income levels, have suffered much more, because they had a lot more to lose". The Lockdown has taken a hit on jobs of the urban middle class in such massive way that the un-lockdown happening in phases throughout the country is of no help with economy declining further with a massive aggregate fiscal deficit.
Government is bringing in new reforms for the poor, to help them deal with the pandemic.

What about us-the middle-class people who are dependent on "salary" for our daily living. We are working day and night with no emotional well-being and mental stress just to save our jobs as we know that there have been no reforms, no help provided at any time to us and once the job is gone its gone. The skill sets pay no value as all the companies, be it Government body or the Private sector are sailing in the same turmoil ship with very less vacancies and demand for skilled workers.

We have given up our cooking gas subsidy to help the poor. We have the burden to pay the taxes and abide by all the social reforms of the country. 

Why do we have to handle the humungous economic burden?  Why are we not covered in any media channels-the plight we are facing, the life we are leading? Why are we not heard?


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