See these relief measures as a stop-gap arrangement to be used in dire circumstances With the lockdown extending well into the fourth phase, the Indian economy has taken a huge battering and so have our salaries and income.
From salary delays to pay cuts to furloughs to job cuts, most of us are experiencing the pain in some form. The government and the central bank have been announcing measures to alleviate the pain of the households, but largely, these measures address the immediate liquidity needs, if at all, and can be counter-productive in the long run.
Take the case of the three-month loan moratorium that allows you to take a break from paying your equated monthly instalments (EMIs).