Additional 230 Million Indians Fell Below Poverty Line Due to the Pandemic: Study The study, 'State of Working India 2021 â One year of Covid-19', by Azim Premji University has touched upon several aspects pertaining to the state of the Indian economy. File photo of a volunteer distributing food to migrant workers travelling home at a Kanyakumari railway station. Photo: PTI Health18 hours ago New Delhi: At a time when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging India, a report prepared by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University (APU) has highlighted how employment and income had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels even in late 2020 and the latest surge in cases would only add to the devastation and distress.