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Title: IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION ON LIVELIHOOD OF WOMEN CULTIVATORS IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF WEST BENGAL AND ODISHA
Authors: Dr. Nilay Banerjee
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Dr. Nilay Banerjee PhD from Department of Rural Development Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India, Development Professional
MLA 8 Banerjee, Dr. Nilay. "IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION ON LIVELIHOOD OF WOMEN CULTIVATORS IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF WEST BENGAL AND ODISHA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 2, Feb. 2023, pp. 240-247, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i02.003. Accessed Feb. 2023. APA 6 Banerjee, D. (2023, February). IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION ON LIVELIHOOD OF WOMEN CULTIVATORS IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF WEST BENGAL AND ODISHA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(2), 240-247. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i02.003 Chicago Banerjee, Dr. Nilay. "IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION ON LIVELIHOOD OF WOMEN CULTIVATORS IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF WEST BENGAL AND ODISHA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 2 (February 2023), 240-247. Accessed February, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i02.003.
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ABSTRACT: India is known for its dependence on agriculture and allied sectors as the major pillar of its economy. Being one of the major emerging nation in the world’s economic and political power scenario the country has been expected to stand in good position in terms reduction of poverty and livelihood development of the people particularly of the rural area. The spread of Covid-19 virus has attributed to huge economic squander worldwide and India is no more any exception, rather the economy is such badly affected due to this situation that the GDP growth has brought down to only 23.9% over the same quarter last fiscal. Due to the current pandemic situation a large portion of global population is in a deadly juncture for its livelihood options due to sudden unemployment and related poverty along with. High risk of getting infected by this deadly virus and it’s after effects. Specifically, the poor rural community who are largely dependent on agriculture and labour work are the worst hit ones due to this present situation. In this perplexing time being the vulnerable section women are again the most affected ones. This paper aims to understand the current situation and its immediate effect on the women cultivators of coastal parts of West Bengal and Odisha; the study also aims to find major facts towards their attitude of alternation of livelihood strategies. The study has been done exclusively on primary data.

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