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THE COVID IMPACT

IN THE NEGATIVE

GDP growth will remain negative for this fiscal year

THE AXE EFFECT

About 100 million jobs were lost during the lockdown months

LOW ON DEMAND

Salary cuts and job losses deepen the consumption slump

CRISIS IN MAKING

The recovery in manufacturing and services has been weak

TRADING SLUMP

Exports have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels

FALLING REVENUE

GST collections are trending downward, choking govt spending

WEAK RECOVERY

Industrial production is growing, but the recovery is weak

SILVER LINING

Agriculture, online retail and digital education have done well, and so have the stock markets

600,092 Number of tractors sold during Apr-Nov 2020 compared to 518,973 in the previous year period

47,746.22 BSE Sensex on Dec 30, after bouncing back from 25,981.24 points on March 23 amidst Covid fears

14,380 cr Size of India’s EduTech sector by 2021 with around 9.5 mn users, compared with ₹5,392 cr in 2019

Increase in the

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