The COVID-19 epidemic has seriously damaged India's economy. In the past year or so, the poverty population in India has also increased significantly. According to the report of the Pew Research Center in the United States, at least 75 million people in India have fallen into poverty, and the total number of poor people has reached 654.38+34 billion. According to the report of Pew Research Center, the poverty population in India has increased sharply due to the epidemic, with a total of 654.38+34 billion people living below the poverty line, accounting for 9.7% of the national population. This is 3 percentage points higher than the poverty rate of 6.7% announced by the Indian government in 20 19. The Pew Research Center's poverty standard is that in India, people living on less than $2 a day (about 12.8 RMB) are poor.

According to a survey conducted by the Indian Economic Monitoring Center in April, 97% of households' income dropped sharply because of the epidemic. According to the data of Pew Research Center, 32 million people who once entered the middle class, due to the decline in income during the epidemic, earned less than $ 10 a day, and finally missed this class. In 20021this year, India's economy continued to slump, especially after the second wave of epidemic struck in March, which made India's economy worse. According to data from India Economic Monitoring Center, 22.7 million people lost their jobs in April and May.