COVID-19 : Implications of Entrepreneurship in North-East India

Abstract

In a recent event, a deadly pandemic commonly known as the Covid-19 or Coronavirus, has made an immense nationwide invasion after its intercontinental exploration. With the motive to curtail this enormous outbreak of the global pandemic, the Indian government declared a country-wide lockdown, that commenced from the March 25,2020. Such unanticipated temporal shutdown had created severe challenges for the Indian economy, which had been witnessing a significant slowdown over the recent quarters before the crisis struck. Therefore, the massive outbreak of the global pandemic and imposition of the temporary lockdown have created daunting challenges and stumbling blocks in the regularity of the Indian businesses. Therefore, in the current study, the researchers throw light on the impact of the massive outspread of a global pandemic, on the most vital sectors (agriculture & allied, medical & healthcare, beauty & wellness, education, IT & ITES, textile & apparel, tourism& hospitality) of North East India and identify various entrepreneurial opportunities emanating in the post-pandemic scenario.