Comments on: Livelihoods, workers, and COVID-19 in India https://www.policyforum.net/livelihoods-workers-and-covid-19-in-india/ The APPS Policy Forum a public policy website devoted to Asia and the Pacific. Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 By: Indranil Chattopadhyay https://www.policyforum.net/livelihoods-workers-and-covid-19-in-india/#comment-12603 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 14:19:53 +0000 https://www.policyforum.net/?p=42754#comment-12603 Wonderfully analysed. It has been stated that the informal sector of the economy that sustains the livelihoods of India’s poor needs more policy attention. But the political will is missing. Barring a few states, others are busy shielding themselves politically. Nevertheless, the author can suggest immediate prescriptions which can help the crores of population in the informal sector to a path of sustained livelihood.

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By: Madhulika https://www.policyforum.net/livelihoods-workers-and-covid-19-in-india/#comment-12558 Thu, 28 May 2020 11:33:53 +0000 https://www.policyforum.net/?p=42754#comment-12558 Excellent! But expected a more critical note on how the State has become omnipotent in India. How the concept of ” the Government can do no wrong” is being force fed. How the state is using the health apparatus to silence the discontent voices – a bit of analysis of these phenomena was also expected

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