podcast, Viral Thakker, partner at Deloitte India, said the report highlights short, medium and long term plans of what corporate, government and civil society can do to implement programmes that can benefit the development sector.The lockdown led to high rates of unemployment as businesses shut down and suffered due to lack of economic activities and consumer demand.
It also led to reverse migration from cities to rural centres. The report suggests that to thrive, rural economy has to be put at the forefront along with adequate skill development for vulnerable sections.“We thought we will look at areas which have been most impacted by covid-19.