India Inc warns of social issues if growth does not revive soon

Says impact of Covid-19 on livelihood severe, believes health could be the next IT

Industry has cautioned the government that economic recovery needs to \return quickly or else social issues would arise following the severe impact of Covid-19 on the livelihood of the poor.  

Sanjiv Puri, CMD, ITC said the crisis has been unprecedented and of epic proportions. 

He said the economic fallout has been very severe as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimated that four out of five of the world’s workforce will stand in immediate danger of having their livelihood destroyed.

"We have to realign ourselves to the new normal. The faster we adopt to this new normal, the better it will