Sharma Gagan Deep, Mahendru Mandeep
University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector 16 C, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India.
State Bank Institute of Leadership, Kolkata, India.
Soc Sci Humanit Open. 2020;2(1):100036. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100036. Epub 2020 Jun 7.
India is the second most populous country of the world, counted among the most rapidly growing economies of the world. Realizing that a fast spread of COVID19 in India would wipe-out a huge part of the world population, the government of India found itself in a dilemma of whether to save lives or livelihoods. Prioritizing lives for livelihood, the government announced to lockdown the country. This measure is supposed to leave a lasting impact on the economy of the country, which is evident from a cut in the GDP growth forecast by Moody's (from 5.3 per cent to 2.5 per cent for calendar year 2020) within ten days of the earlier projection. This article suggests measures to the government of India to balance between saving lives and sustaining the economy.
印度是世界上人口第二多的国家,也是世界上经济增长最快的国家之一。印度政府意识到新冠病毒在印度的快速传播将使世界上很大一部分人口丧生,因此陷入了是拯救生命还是维持生计的两难境地。出于为生计算而优先考虑生命,政府宣布对全国实施封锁。这一举措预计将对该国经济产生持久影响,穆迪在较早预测的十天内就下调了印度国内生产总值增长预期(从2020年日历年的5.3%降至2.5%),这一点就很明显。本文为印度政府提出了一些措施,以平衡拯救生命和维持经济之间的关系。