Representational image | Women vendors of the Ima Keithel have been forced to shut their businesses due to the lockdown | Yimkumla Longkumer | ThePrint Text Size: The nation and statewide lockdowns imposed in India left an approximate 17 million to 19.3 million women unemployed in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, between March and April 2020. Personal and non-professional services, comprising operators of small-scale enterprises such as tailors, dressmakers, petty shopkeepers, barbers and beauty-parlour owners, as well as domestic helps and part-time workers witnessed relatively high volatility compared to other sectors.

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