Ramesh Ram, a 31 year textile industry staff worker, recalls earning ₹500 a day
"We ran our house on this income. This was all we had. I divided my daily earnings and sent most of it to my family back home. However much it was, it was enough for us to survive," he says
❗ Economists warn
that with several state governments announcing local and state-wide lockdowns, the economic impact would dent rural households' fragile financial health, and also have a knock-on effect on India's economic recovery