Reddy, K Sasidharan, S. Raj, Rajesh S.N.

Revitalsing MSMEs - Yojana - 64(11), Nov, 2020: p.24-30

According to the recent estimates by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the third week of April witnessed a rise in the unemployment rate to 26.2 percent, rendering around 14 crore people jobless in the lockdown period. Given the clampdown on economic activity in the past few weeks and the severe disruption the economy is likely to encounter in the future, there is an urgent need to protect the MSME sector through appropriate policy instruments. - Reproduced