Targeted assistance is to be provided to several sectors, including an extension to them of the Emergency Credit Guarantee Scheme announced in May. This column had made that point when the scheme was announced as part of the first Atmanirbhar Bharat package. Recently, The New York Times published a detailed article (‘Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. But, it is important that India avoids locking its economy down again, partially or fully, if its economic recovery is to sustain. During the Hong Kong flu of 1968, which killed over a million people, not even a newspaper kiosk was shut down.

Source: Mint November 16, 2020 15:11 UTC