ISSN: 2265-6294

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Widows of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir: A Struggle for Survival

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Shveta Sharma, Saranjit Kaur, Sankita Sharma, Sansar Chand

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This paper has focused on studying the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the widows. COVID-19 pandemic has led to many problems which included fear of getting infected, financial crisis, emotional distress, less income sources, more expenditure, food insecurity and rise in the cases of violence. This article is purely a qualitative study. The case studies which were conducted included the widows from different sections of the society. This paper attempts to explain the impact of COVID-19 on the widows in the Rajouri District of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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