Impact of Covid-19 on Light and Sound and Hire Goods Owners in Kannur District of Kerala

Abstract

The world has been experiencing a rare disaster of corona virus pandemic (Covid 19) since December 2019. Most of the countries in the world have been implementing quarantines and social distancing practices to contain the pandemic and implemented lockdown. The covid 19 has created a multiple crisis in several fronts: health, travel, economy, finance, production and output, employment and unemployment, prices, emigration and remittances, fiscal situation of etc. The lockdown implemented in the Kerala followed by covid outbreak has resulted in an unprecedented loss of employment in all sectors of the economy. Light and sound sector also in crisis. By cancelling functions and public events due to covid restriction, light and sound and hire goods workers lose their income. The main purpose of this study is to understand the adverse impact of corona in their income level and identify how they sustain life during lockdown. Thus, this study is entitled as, “impact of covid 19 on light and sound and hire goods owners" with special reference to Kannur district.