IMPACT OF COVID- 19 ON PRIVATE SECTOR BUS EMPLOYEES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO IRINJALAKUDA MUNICIPALITY

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all fields of human life. The people irrespective of their age, gender, occupation, education and country of living are suffering a lot due to the wide spread of COVID-19. Education sector, public transport sector, banking sector, food processing sector, etc. has experienced a drastic change due to the outbreak of corona virus. Out of these, public transport sector has suffered too much. Due to the lock-down, public transport was forced to stop their services. Road transport system especially, private buses suffered huge losses. It created unemployment among the bus employees. Bus employees faced not only financial problems but also unique health and safety problems that are not being addressed by their employers and policy makers at all level. An attempt is made to study the impact of Covid- 19 on the life of private sector bus employees.
Key words : COVID-19 pandemic, Private sector, Bus employees, Lock down