01259nam a22001217a 4500008004100000100002300041245009500064260004600159300003200205520078000237650007401017773004601091220928b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSharma, Mritunjaya  aCovid-19 pandemic: Response of the government through public policy mainly direct taxation  aIndian Journal of Public Administration    a68(2), Jun, 2022: p.219-232  aThe sudden occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic affected millions of lives in India. The Indian government inter alia took immediate steps to give relief to the taxpayers under direct tax laws for sustaining their livelihood and to stabilise the economic growth. Post-lockdown, further measures were undertaken to address genuine concerns and hardships of the taxpayers. The suggestions of the international agencies, economic survey, some revenue officers for handling the emerging situation, and policy decisions taken by the direct tax administration pre- and post-Budget 2021 have been examined. Finally, it was found that an ongoing progressive tax structure and administration is the need of the hour for consistent economic growth and human development. – Reproduced   aGovernment response, Public policy, Direct taxation, Covid pandemic.   aIndian Journal of Public Administration