01114nam a22001577a 4500 518525 518525 210928b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Narayanan, Sudha and Saha, Shree 29591 More reform than relief: Indian agriculture and the pandemic The Indian Journal of Labour Economics 63(1), Oct, 2020: p.105-111 A series of national lockdowns beginning 24 March 2020 until 31 May 2020 has been the main response by the Government of India to contain the spread of COVID-19. Announced just a few hours before it was implemented, the weeks that followed saw a seismic collapse of livelihoods and the economy. Amidst the economic crisis that ensued, narratives in the popular media and government announcements seemed to convey a sense that agriculture has been resilient and that the sector offered a ray of light and a beacon of hope (Tiwari 2020; Sharma. – Reproduced Agriculture - India. Lockdown, COVID-19 29592 The Indian Journal of Labour Economics COVID-19 (DISEASE) - ECONOMIC ASPECTS AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 392594 IIPA IIPA 2021-09-28 63(1), Oct, 2020: p.105-111 AR125656 2021-09-28 AR