Socio-economic Impact of COVID-19 till Second Wave in India: A case study

COVID-19 pandemic shrouded the humanity in the dark clouds of deaths, long term health issues, economic deterioration, and social crisis. Economically developed and developing countries alike faced the wrath of the pandemic severely. India being the 2^nd most populated country in the world, having a middle income developing market with sixth largest economy, was no exception. After the US, India secured its position of having the second highest number of cases and deaths across the world, throughout its two phases of pandemic spread. Lack of obedience towards the COVID-19 guidelines of social distancing and fueled by the overburdened and crippled health infrastructure led to the devastation of the second wave. People from different financial classes were affected inequitably, particularly underprivileged ones suffering from reverse-migration, unemployment and psychological distress. An analysis of the development of the pandemic, the contributing factors and the socio-economic impacts have been carried out.