How did rural India survive the COVID19 lockdown? Gaon Connection Survey set to reveal its crucial findings
In a first-of-its-kind national survey on the impact of COVID19 lockdown on rural India, Gaon Connection will tomorrow, August 10, release its findings on the untold miseries rural citizens faced during the lockdown, including mounting debt, increasing hunger, loss of livelihoods. Is rural India satisfied with the government's response to COVID19? Read in detail tomorrow.
What happened to the families who walked hundreds of kilometres to reach their home states in the lockdown? What happened to the farmers whose crops were ready to harvest, but didn’t find any buyers in the lockdown? How did rural India survive the lockdown? What does rural India have to say about water, healthcare, MGNREGA, unemployment, financial stress due to the lockdown? Is rural India satisfied with the government response to COVID19?
As part of a national survey, the first of its kind in the country, Gaon Connection has interviewed more than 25,000 rural residents across 23 states in a face-to-face conversation to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rural India.
On Monday, August 10, Gaon Connection is releasing findings of its national survey. Watch this space!