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Some sectors like sea fisheries have totally shutdown, how the millions of people working in them will get wages, how they will be able to obtain essentials etc are serious questions.

Also no suspension of EMIs, loan repayments, rent collections etc announced till now.

More questions remain.

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Many states and the central government is making provisions to do direct-to-account money transfer to people. This is just one of the measures being taken up considering the poorer strata of the society. The money being distributed might not be enough, but should help families through the lockdown.

Better than losing the sole earning member of the family to an avoidable disease. :(

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