Impact of COVID -19 Outbreak on SSIs: A Study of Jamnagar District of Gujarat

Author:Bhavik Panchasaraa*, Heena Bharadia2

Abstract:
Covid 19 pandemic has affected entire world. Many countries, including India have adopted the safest and easiest way of lockdown as an emergency step to prevent the pandemic. Lockdown has worse impact over almost every sectors of the economy. One of the most critical impact of lockdown is on small scale industries (SSIs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India. SSIs and SMEs are the sector providing maximum employment as well as considerable share in GDP of the country. This paper analysis the impact of Covid 19 pandemic over SSIs operating in Jamnagar District of Gujarat. A structured questionnaire is prepared to get the response from the owners of the SSIs to map the financial impact, production impact, cost impact etc. for their enterprises. The result of the study reveals that the SSI sector is considerably affected due to lockdown and that will take a long time to recover.

Keywords:Key Words: Covid 19, Outbreak, Pandemic, SSIs, SMEs, economy, India.

DOI:10.46333/ijtc/9/1/2

International Journal of Trade & Commerce (Vol: 9 Issue:1)