We paused to save lives, now we need to save livelihoods: Sajjan Jindal

The government has announced a phased exit from the over-two-months-long nationwide lockdown

Industrialist Sajjan Jindal on Monday pitched for restarting the economy, saying saving lives is as important as saving livelihoods.

"The Covid-19 crisis brought the world to a stop! We paused to save lives but now we need to start again to save livelihoods," said Jindal, chairman of diversified JSW Group in a statement. Economic implications of the lockdown can be severe and opening of business activities is crucial for India to achieve its aim of becoming a successful economy.

"Global economies are opening up. Staying at home till a cure is found will make the loss of livelihoods as severe as the