@article{Mankar_Ghosh_2021, title={Mental Health and Psychosocial Impact of Migrant Workers during COVID19 in India}, volume={17}, url={http://dsiij.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/dsiij/article/view/171}, DOI={10.36018/dsiij.v17i.171}, abstractNote={<p>In a country like India with an exploding population of 1.3 billion people, COVID19 has been particularly brutal to the migrant workers. With a Google search of 13.60 crores, "COVID19 and Migrant Workers" has become one of the most important topics in the digital space which needs examination. Many studies showed a positive correlation between common mental disorders and adverse conditions like poverty, inequality, and financial debts and problems. The sudden declaration of the lockdown in March 2020 in a bizarre and episodic manner took a toll on the mind of these migrant workers. There was a significant deterioration of mental health among the migrant population which had even aggravated during the post lockdown period. Thus, the present exploratory research based on secondary data was done to explore the intricate details linked with the psychosocial impact of migrant workers during the COVID crisis suggesting a need of social support system for migrant workers during such events.</p>}, journal={Dev Sanskriti Interdisciplinary International Journal}, author={Mankar, Dhananjay and Ghosh, Rudrani}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={20–28} }