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In January 2020 itself, well before India's lockdown or reactions to the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund reduced India's GDP estimates for 2019 and also reduced the 2020 GDP forecast. [190] The 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation and goods and services tax enactment in 2017 led to severe back to back disruptions in the economy. [190]
Empty roads during the lockdown in Vadodara, Gujarat. On 22 March, the Government of India announced complete lockdown in 82 districts in 22 states and the Union Territories of the country where confirmed cases were reported. [33] 80 cities including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, [34] Chandigarh [35] and Kolkata were put under lockdown. [36]
Following the lockdown, India's electricity demand fell down to a five-month low on 28 March 2020. [89] Many states were keen on opening up liquor shops during the lockdown which was finally allowed in the 3rd phase beginning on 4 May.
The lockdown in India has left tens of millions of migrant workers unemployed. [234] [235] The survey from the Angus Reid Institute found that 44% of Canadian households have experienced some type of job loss. [236] [237] Nearly 900,000 workers lost their jobs in Spain since it went into lockdown in mid-March 2020. [238]
On 22 March, after the central government's decision, complete lockdown of Delhi from 6 am of 23 March to at least 31 March was declared. Essential services and commodities to continue. [32] On 28 March, Delhi government had set up over 500 hunger relief camps providing free food for people who have been left stranded due to the nationwide ...
The Ministry of Labour and Employment stated in September 2020, in Parliament, that the Government of India had not maintained any data on the number of migrant worker deaths that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. [26] [117] Unofficial estimates have been prepared by a number of sources.
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The Tablighi Jamaat gathering emerged as one of India's major coronavirus hotspots, [34] On 18 April 2020, Central Government of India said that 4,291 cases (or 29.8% of the 14,378 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India) were linked to the Tablighi Jamaat, and these cases were spread across 23 states and Union Territories.