NEW DELHI : A survey by economic policy think tank NCAER suggests that majority of people are in favour of lockdown extension in the country by another two weeks despite facing hardships on multiple fronts.
The Delhi National Capital Region Coronavirus Telephone Survey (DCVTS) was conducted during April 3-6, 2020, by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and is based on responses from 1,750 people.
It also suggests that about 29.3 per cent of households were affected by shortages in supplies of food, cooking fuel and medicine and the problem was more severe in rural areas in the wake of 21-day coronavirus lockdown, which is coming to an end on April 14. "… in spite of facing difficulties and challenges, the majority of