The daily income of the extreme and moderate poor has returned to even above the pre-pandemic level, but 24.5 million new poor continue to reel under adverse impacts of Covid-19 despite some recovery in their employment and income over the last one year, according to a study published on Tuesday. The economy faced a fragile and segmented recovery, while daily earnings in rural areas increased by 2% over February last year, the pre-Covid time. But the per capita daily income in urban areas is below 14% of what it was in normal times, revealed the study jointly conducted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).
The daily income of the extreme and moderate poor has returned to even above the pre-pandemic level, but 24.5 million new poor continue to reel under adverse impacts of Covid-19 despite some recovery in their employment and income over the last one year, according to a study published on Tuesday. The economy faced a fragile and segmented recovery, while daily earnings in rural areas increased by 2% over February last year, the pre-Covid time. But the per capita daily income in urban areas is below 14% of what it was in normal times, revealed the study jointly conducted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).
