Income Severely Curtailed, Kerala Autorickshaw Drivers Brave Pandemic | Read

Mohanan, 54, an auto-rickshaw driver in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, is the sole bread winner for his family of two daughters and wife. His income, compared to his earnings before coronavirus, has dropped by 70 per cent, making life difficult. He had been waiting three hours for a passenger when NDTV talked to him. "I used to earn around ₹ 1,000 a day earlier. But since the pandemic, and after the lockdown, I earn a maximum of ₹ 200-300 a day. Now, banks have started calling for EMI payments. I have bought this auto rickshaw on loan. Where will I get the money from?" he said.