Amid the coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown announced on March 25, the poor have suffered the most. Thousands of migrant workers – who worked as daily wage workers or were employed in factories that have now been shut – were stuck in a difficult situation. With no source of income and lack of food, they seemingly had no other option but to go home. However, the timely intervention of the government to provide food packets to the poor saved thousands from dying of starvation. But after almost three weeks into the shutdown, thousands are still struggling for food while local municipalities are going the extra mile to provide food packets to such families.
Daily wage workers rest on a pavement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently confirmed that the ongo… Read More
Daily wage workers rest on a pavement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently confirmed that the ongoing nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will continue till May 3.
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Underprivileged people stand in a queue without maintaining social distance while collecting food from social workers at Kankarbagh Malahipakdi in Patna.
The police have now started distributing tea to the homeless and poor in Kaloor City, Kerala, where … Read More
The police have now started distributing tea to the homeless and poor in Kaloor City, Kerala, where people are struggling to survive due to the lockdown.
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People stand in a long queue to receive free food distributed by volunteers during the lockdown in New Delhi.
A homeless girl eats food on a street. Those people who earned their living on a daily basis have been the worst affected.
A homeless man eats his food sitting within a marked circle outside a shelter. Since industries have shut down, the workers have no jobs and hence no money.
Homeless people rest inside the Yamuna sports complex, which has been converted into a temporary shelter for those in need.
Migrant workers wearing protective face masks wait in a long queue for food. Millions of homeless … Read More
Migrant workers wearing protective face masks wait in a long queue for food. Millions of homeless and daily wage earners in India are more vulnerable to starvation than the virus.
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Labourers are forced to stand in a kilometre-long queue for food.
Daily wage workers and their children wait in queue for free food in Bendi Bazaar, Mumbai.