Lockdown: Closure of commercial activity has hit Bihar, UP villages

But most respondents to a survey conducted by Smart Power India said they saw a positive change in social hygiene behaviour during lockdown

A survey across 32 villages in nine districts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, two states that have seen a surge in return of migrant labourers from other states, shows that only one per cent of all respondents have access to good health services. Most of the respondents to the survey, conducted by Rockefeller Foundation-backed Smart Power India (SPI), said they were dependent on nearby government facilities in case of serious illness.

Eighty per cent respondents said they were affected by the lockdown but not very badly, while 40 per cent did not report significant economic impact, as agriculture-based livelihood