India’s ‘salaried class’ shrank during covid,Muslims hit hardest

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - India’s ‘salaried class’ shrank during Covid, Muslims hit hardest, govt data suggests There’s much to lament in India’s post-Covid job market, where recovery has been painfully slow. However, government data suggests that when it comes to the salaried sector, the participation of religious minorities — Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians, in that order — has been most gravely affected. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) — covering the period from July 2020 to June 2021 and released earlier this year — at least partly captures the impact of lockdowns, and their immediate aftermath, on salaried jobs across sectors. [Know More]( If you would prefer not receiving our emails, please [Click Here](