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India's COVID-19 social assistance package and its impact on the agriculture sector

COVID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income, livelihood and farm and non-farm incomes. During this lockdown, the Indian government enacted several emergency legislations to provide direct and...

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Main Authors: Varshney, Deepak, Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Rashid, Shahidur, Joshi, Pramod Kumar
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2021
Subjects:
fertilizers
seeds
agricultural sector
surveys
covid-19
social assistance
farmers
households
social protection
agriculture
farm inputs
pesticides
cash transfers
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142306
Summary:COVID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income, livelihood and farm and non-farm incomes. During this lockdown, the Indian government enacted several emergency legislations to provide direct and indirect relief to workers and households. India's COVID-19 social assistance package, namely, PM-GKY, announced in March 2020, was designed to provide immediate relief to the vulnerable population. The PM-GKY provided cash direct benefit transfers (DBT) and in-kind supports (IKS) through existing schemes.

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