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The state ecosystem across India is working tirelessly to ensure that citizens and industry face minimal disruption amid this unprecedented crisis. While the Union government has been playing a pivotal role to fight the deadly virus, the responsibility of execution lies primarily with the states, who implement the policies and measures on the ground. The early implementation of precautionary measures has helped contain the contagion from spreading extensively. The Indian government is fighting the battle head-on, introducing various measures to sustain the most vulnerable sections of society and also support Indian industry in its hour of need. At the same time, the country is balancing the economic impact of the essential lockdown, which has a bearing on the livelihood of its people, the viability of its businesses and its national economic future. India is working on a war footing to contain the spread of the disease, which threatens the health of its 1.3 billion citizens. Governments around the world have instituted stimulus packages to provide economic stability during this troublesome period.
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The briefing highlighted the fact that strained healthcare systems, disrupted supply chains, closed borders and movement restrictions are some key reasons for pressure on economic activities. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the global economy is likely to shrink by one per cent in 2020 and could further contract should restrictions imposed on economic activities extend into the third quarter and if fiscal responses are unable to support consumer spending and income. The health crisis-led global lockdowns have brought economic activity and the movement of people to a standstill. The world faces a situation unprecedented in recent history, when a virus that has acquired the acronymn ‘Covid-19’ has brought economies across the globe to their knees.