The COVID-19 pandemic has not left any industry and field untouched from its effect, be it alone employment, which was the worst hit. Due to many businesses' closures and shutting down, a multitude was sacked. At the pandemic's start, salaries and wages were reduced, but when the situation worsened, and no end to it was visible, countless were seen on the wallaby track. When the lockdown was imposed from March to May 2020, the economy was shut down, which prompted the unemployment rate in urban areas to reach 20.9% during April-June 2020 quarter. The pandemic pushed 23 crores of people below the poverty line, leaving masses without even bread and butter.