Over a quarter of homes in UP, Odisha had zero income under lockdown: NCAER

There was change in occupation profile during lockdown; the proportion of salaried persons fell sharply in UP

The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) conducted a telephonic survey for Uttar Pradesh and Odisha to judge the impact of coronavirus in households. 

The survey showed that 30 per cent of households surveyed in UP and 27 per cent in Odhisa reported no income during the lockdown. 

Besides there was change in the structure of occupation during lockdown. The proportion of those getting salaries came down sharply during lockdown in UP. Those engaged in agriculture rose in UP during the lockdown, while the proportion decreased in Odisha. 

 

--	Uttar Pradesh, before lockdown (% of households surveyed) respondents)	Uttar Pradesh, during lockdown (%of respondents)	Odisha, before lockdown (%of respondents)	Odisha, during lockdown (% of respondents)
Self-employed agriculture	29	35	31	30
Self-employed non-agriculture	23	9	24	19
Casual Labour	27	13	26	08
Salaried	19	9	16	12
No Income	--	30	--	27
Others	2	4	3	4

Source: NCAER