State of Working India 2021

The report was released on 5th May 2021- you can watch the recording of the online event here.

Report Files

• Full report (pdf)  (corrigendum)

• Executive Summary (pdf)

• Appendix (spreadsheet)

• Figures (spreadsheet | pdf)

• Tables (spreadsheet)

• Press Release (English | Hindi | Kannada | Marathi)

• Media Coverage

• Background papers

Videos highlighting main results of the report

Background Papers

1. Out of the frying pan and into the fire- Effects of Covid-19 crisis on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in India (pdf)

2. Voices from the Margins- Impact of the Pandemic on India’s working poor (pdf)

3. Incomes and coping strategies among informal sector workers- A study of Covid-19 (pdf) 

4. A Short Note on Debt-Neutral Fiscal Policy (pdf)

5. Overworked and Underpaid- Frontline Women Workers in Health and Nutrition in India (pdf) 

6. The Great Pause- Work after Covid (pdf)

7. A Threat to Life and Livelihoods- Examining the Effects of Covid-19 on Health and Well-being in Bengaluru and Patna Slums (pdf)

8. Covid-19 Lockdown, the 2nd phase- ‘State’ of affairs in Delhi and Bihar (pdf)

9. Small Size, Big Impact- Employment Dynamics in Microenterprises during Covid-19 (pdf)