Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown: A Perception Survey

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to examine the perceptions of people on the effect of lockdown and outbreak of COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) area of India. In this survey, the two cities of the NCR area, i.e., Delhi and Guru gram are selected for the collection of primary data. The primary data have been collected through the questionnaire. A total of 204 respondents have answered the pre-framed questionnaire. Five-point Likert Scales have been used to judge the degree of agreement with the statements. Descriptive statistics are used to analyze the data. The findings suggest that people pay more attention to personal hygiene during the pandemic time and they feel that working from home is a challenge in India due to bandwidth and technological issues. Job security is a big concern in front of people due to lockdown. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.