Impact of Covid 19 Pandemic on Small Scale Industries and Workers Children Towards Pursuing Their Education: A Study on Majuli District, Assam

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant negative impact on the private sector in developing economies, and businesses and individuals in fragile and conflict-affected situations are among the most severely affected. The pandemic has evolved rapidly from a health emergency to a global economic crisis, spreading through the real sector and posing growing risks to financial systems. The present study tries to study the impact of the pandemic on the small scale industries and its impact on small scale industries workers child towards pursuing education of Majuli district. The paper is descriptive in nature and both primary and secondary data is used for the study. The primary data is collected from the filed by using unstructured interview schedule. It is found that the small scale industry of Majuli during the covid period faced many problems but it resists the threats posed by the pandemic. Durability of products, products cost and benefits margins, robust nature of the products makes the small scale industry resistant to the nationwide lockdown. Education is a process of development.Proper education not only enhance the quality of life and life skill but also contributes towards socio economic development. Education plays an important role in the development of human life. COVID-19 pandemic affected the entire world and its influenced educational scenario of the world. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.