UP to Kerala: How states are helping the poor amidst coronavirus outbreak

State governments ramping up efforts to provide financial assistance to compensate businesses and people, particularly daily or contract wage earners

In the backdrop of the coronavirus (Covid-19) scare affecting the livelihoods of daily wage earners due to slowing down of the economy, the state governments across the country are planning to give unemployment benefits to contract and temporary workers who have the fear of losing their jobs, and putting a plan in place to tackle the economic challenges thrown up by the pandemic. As a measure of social distancing and to contain the spread of the virus, many states have announced a lockdown in India till March 31. 

The labour ministry has asked central ministries and states concerned to ensure