India's new social security law is a landmark one, which enhances the distinction between gig and platform workers. It can also catapult Indian social security system into the 21st century.
The extension, which takes the total day-count of the lockdown to 54, will add to the challenges that the economy was already facing before Covid-19 took the shape of a pandemic.
The government is using its fiscal and monetary firepower to lessen the pain for individuals, companies, and the broader economy from slipping into a recession. But will it be enough?
Nirmala Sitharaman rolled out the package for those at the bottom-of-the-pyramid to cope with the lockdown in the country, in a bid to halt the spread of the new Coronavirus.
