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REPORT ON
A STUDY ON PANDEMIC RELATED CHALLENGES FACED IN RURAL AREAS

Submitted to
INDUKAKA IPCOWALA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (I2IM)
CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(CHARUSAT)
Prepared by
PATEL PREJA
ID No: 20BBA125
BBA PROGRAMME,
SEMESTER IV
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr. Pranav Desai
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(CHARUSAT)

INDUKAKA IPCOWALA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (I2IM)

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 DECLERATION
I PREJA PATEL Student of the Semester IV, BBA Programme at Indukaka Ipcowala
Institute of Management (I2IM) Hereby Declare That the Report on A Study on Pandemic
related Challenges on Rural Areas. Is The Result Of protection of feminist and also the
importance of religion . In The Report.

Place: Changa Signature

PATEL PREJA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
On the outset of this report, I would like to extend my sincere thanks towards the entire
personage who have helped me in this report. Without their active guidance, help,
cooperation and encouragement I would not have headway in this report.

I am extremely thankful and pay my gratitude to my Professor Dr. Pranav Desai for his
valuable guidance and support on completion in this project.

I also acknowledge with a great sense of reverence, my gratitude towards my parents and my
family members, who has supported me morally as well as economically.

At last but not least gratitude goes to all of my friends who directly or indirectly helped me to
complete this report.

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The COVID-19 pandemic had unleashed a massive devastation across
the world. It caused widespread loss of lives and brought the economy
to a standstill, affecting the livelihoods of the masses. In India, the
government imposed a nationwide lockdown from 24 March 2020,
bringing a range of strict restrictions to control the spread of the virus.
The lockdown was lifted in a series of unlock phases by 30 June
2020. The lockdown disrupted the lives of millions of households
across the country, with its effects lingering months after the
lockdown ended. In rural areas, many households slipped in and out
of poverty, facing food insecurity and having no source of income.
The return of migrant workers back to their rural homes worsened the
scenario.

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COVID-19 and its impact
• The COVID-19 pandemic created havoc in countries across the
world, forcing to resort to lock down. The nationwide
lockdown came into force from 25 March 2020. During the
lockdown, all establishments, other than those providing
essential goods and services, and those involved in agricultural
operations, have been closed. Essential goods include items
such as food, medicine, and electricity. Essential services
include banking services, telecommunications, and
pharmaceuticals. Transportation of all goods (essential or non-
essential) remained functional but fuelled an unprecedented
reverse migration from India’s densely populated cities by the
many migrant workers who began an exodus to their
hometowns on the very day the lockdown was announced.

 With this situation in mind, the second lockdown (from April 20,
2020) permitted activities aimed at ensuring agricultural and
related activities remain fully functional. It allowed operating of
industries in rural areas, including food LARRDIS January,
2021processing industries; construction of roads, irrigation
projects, buildings and industrial projects in rural areas; works
under MNREGA, with priority to irrigation and water
conservation works.

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Major challenges faced by students of rural
India
 Digital Literacy and Infrastructural Support

 Limited availability of technological devices

 Lack of Familiarity with Digital Technology

 Shortage of Teachers

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Health scenario in Rural India
 This commentary highlights the potential consequences of the
COVID-19 pandemic for India’s rural population. The rural
health care system in India is not adequate or prepared to
contain COVID-19 transmission, especially in many densely
populated northern Indian States because of the shortage of
doctors, hospital beds, and equipment. The COVID-19
pandemic creates a special challenge due to the paucity of
testing services, weak surveillance system and above all poor
medical care.
 About 75% of health infrastructure, medical man power and
other health resources are concentrated in urban areas where
27% of the population live. Contagious, infectious and
waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea, amoebiasis, typhoid,
infectious hepatitis, worm infestations, measles, malaria,
tuberculosis, whooping cough, respiratory infections,
pneumonia and reproductive tract infections dominate the
morbidity pattern, especially in rural areas. However, non-
communicable diseases such as cancer, blindness, mental illness,
hypertension, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, accidents and injuries are
also on the rise. The health status of Indians, is still a cause for
grave concern, especially that of the rural population.

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COVID-19 impact on poor people
 The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a crisis like no other the world
has faced in recent decades in terms of its potential economic
and social impacts. A large share of the new poor will be
concentrated in countries that are already struggling with high
poverty rates, but middle-income countries will also be
significantly affected.

"We estimate that the pandemic could push about 49 million

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Impact on Agriculture
 India is predominantly an agrarian economy and the rural areas
contribution to national income is substantial. Despite the rise of
urbanization more than half of India’s population is projected to
be rural by 20501. Thus growth and development of rural
economy and population is a key to overall growth and inclusive
development of the country.
 Traditionally rural India’s main occupation has been agriculture
and the source of rural economy and employment. India has also
the largest unorganized sector which contributes substantially to
the GDP of the country. During the off season of agricultural

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 activities, labourers migrate to the urban areas in search of jobs.
However, slowly the trends are changing and people in the rural
areas are engaging in other economic activities too.

Thank you

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