Transcription of Social Infrastructure, Employment
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Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development 10. CHAPTER. Year 2020 began with the once-in-a-century pandemic, which saw the frontline health workers working tirelessly to save human lives from COVID-19. While the pandemic caused its ripples on the economy and on the Social sector, Governments at the Centre and States intervened in a timely manner to respond to the pandemic. India has one of the lowest case fatality rates of less than per cent. Also, as shown in Chapter 1. Volume I of the Economic Survey, India has been able to save lakhs of lives through its effective policy response. Public spending on Social sector was increased in 2020-21. to mitigate the hardships caused by the pandemic and the loss to livelihood due to the lockdown. During the lockdown, online schooling took off in a big way and the Government introduced several measures to make online education accessible to all children.
326 202021 V 2 INTRODUCTION 10.1 The COVID-19 has brought into focus the vulnerabilities of societies, states and countries in facing a pandemic. India imposed a complete lockdown of the economy from 24th March, to 31st May 2020, which helped in arresting the number of fatalities due to COVID-19 as well as taking precautionary measures to contain the spread of the …
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