COVID-19: A MESSENGER OF EDU-ECONOMIC CRISIS FOR HAVE-NOTS

Abstract

Economic stability is such a social indicator that guarantees multidimensional sustainable development of societies but its role is doubled in education sector. This quantitative cum qualitative study exposes bitter realities of the have-not’s class of Pakistan who is already living hand to mouth. The study was conducted on fifty families, after six months of Pandemic arrival, living in poor housing areas of Lahore district with regard to income, education and health status before and after COVID-19. The interview’s rustic language questions and answers have been quantitatively presented for qualitative discussion. The results of the study expose the edu-economic stress of the subjects as well as health issues due to economic crisis. It suggests that Government should step forward and must take practical measures to improve economic status of the people by providing them better economic opportunities instead of giving them fish on daily basis so that both micro and macro-economic activities may pave to populace to live life away from economic, education and health issues’ stress.