New Delhi: 41-year-old Anu Singh works at a salon in one of Delhi’s many shopping malls. In April, she only received half of her salary for March and has earned nothing since.
Her husband died in 2014 due to an illness. As the sole breadwinner of her family, she used to earn Rs 30,000. Before the contagion, every month she would pay Rs 9,000 for her 20-year-old daughter Arpita’s college fees. Arpita is pursuing a degree in Business Administration.
But with the coronavirus pandemic snatching away her livelihood, she now plans to uproot her life of 20 years in Delhi and move back to her hometown Patna.
27-year-old Danish Khan, too, has not received any salary for the last 2 months. He used to earn Rs 15,000 at a kids’ play-zone in a mall. As the only earning member, he took care of his wife, his 1-year-old daughter, 3 younger siblings and his mother. But now he is struggling to even pay his rent that sets him back by Rs 8,000 every month.
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