Covid-hit 2020 saw 230 million Indians slip below minimum income threshold: Report
Covid-hit 2020 saw 230 million Indians slip below minimum income threshold: Report With the way deadlier second wave having hit the country harder, the report suggested Rs 5.5 lakh crore additional spending by the Indian government Share Via Email | A+A A- Casual daily wage labourers witnessed a 13% monthly drop in income from Rs 9135 a month in 2019 to Rs 7965 per month in 2020. (Photo | Pexels) Express News Service BENGALURU: 230 million people in India slipped below the national minimum wage threshold (Rs 375 per day as recommended by the Anoop Satpathy committee) in Covid-hit 202...
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