Tamil Nadu forms high level committee to assess Covid-19 impact on economy

The committee shall submit its final reports to the government within three months time and also submit an interim report

The Tamil Nadu government has set up a high-level committee headed by former RBI Governor and former Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, C Rangarajan. The committee, which is comprised of economists and industry experts, will assess the overall immediate and medium-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on different sectors of the State's economy and identify possible sources of financing and funding.
 

The lockdown and the post-lockdown social-distancing measures needed to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus are bound to have a medium-term impact on various sectors of the state's economy. These include Agriculture, Industries, Services, including