Pandemic outbreak devastates people’s life in city, says survey
Report reveals 17% job loses, 25% income falls during coronavirus attack
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is stretching far beyond the spread of the disease. According to a survey report released by an organization on the impact of COVID-19 in Mumbai, 17 percent of the total respondents said they lost their jobs during the pandemic.
The survey conducted by Praja Foundation also pointed out that on an average, per day income of Mumbaikars fell by 25 percent during the pandemic.
“The drastic changes in the socio-political and economic milieu of Mumbai caused by the pandemic and lockdown drove the intent for conducting a household survey to better analyse its impacts. This report presents the findings of the household survey commissioned by Praja to Hansa Research, in some of the key areas of livelihood, health, education, housing and transport”, said Nitai Mehta, Founder and Managing Trustee, Praja Foundation.
The Praja Foundation surveyed 2,087 households in Mumbai to study the impact of the pandemic on the city and its people. The report released on Thursday revealed that 2 out of 3 respondents of the total survey sample said that the pandemic has had an adverse effect on their jobs.
While 24 percent respondents said that the pandemic affected their jobs severely, 17 percent said they lost their jobs.
Breaking down the structure of the 17 per cent respondents who lost their jobs, around 44 percent of those who lost jobs were unskilled workers, 14 per cent were skilled workers and 24 percent were people who were self-employed.
Every 3 out 4 (71 per cent) of the total sample survey said they were not able to save any money during the Lockdown.
“Livelihood and employment across sectors have been worst hit. Two of every three respondents said that their livelihood was adversely impacted, of which 36 per cent had leavewithout-pay, 28 per cent worked with reduced salary, 25 per cent worked without salary and 13% had extra working hours or were otherwise overburdened,” said Milind Mhaske, Director, Praja Foundation.