• Dr.Hiral Sheth

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented shock to the Indian economy. The economy was already in a parlous state before Covid-19 struck. With the prolonged country-wide lockdown, global economic downturn and associated disruption of demand and supply chains, the economy is likely to face a protracted period of slowdown. The magnitude of the economic impact will depend upon the duration and severity of the health crisis, the duration of the lockdown and the manner in which the situation unfolds once the lockdown is lifted slowly and steadily. The pandemic-induced remote working has blurred the age-old scepticism over the efficiency and dependability of contractual or part-time employees, with companies increasingly looking to hire gig workers. This paper is an attempt to describe the state of the India’s gig economy and its effective spread in recent times.

COVID-19, Indian Economy, Gig economy, Pandemic.

"COVID- 19 and India's Gig Economy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.b273-b278, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201137.pdf

"COVID- 19 and India's Gig Economy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppb273-b278, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201137.pdf