Impact of COVID-19 on Manufacturing Sector in India

Abstract

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented shock to the Indian manufacturing sector. In this article, the state of the Indian manufacturing sector is studied during COVID-19 pandemic.This research study is based on the secondary data such as published research articles.The enormity of the lockdown affected manufacturing activities and supply chains alike, disrupting the overall economy. The paper concludes that the manufacturing sector is highly affected by coronavirus pandemic. The manufacturing industry’s responses to this issue include the introduction of protection procedures, sanitation and sanitization methods, an updated sourcing policy, and the incorporation of new vendors, the streamlining of their product portfolio, a more responsive evaluation of supply chain resilience, and an analysis of disaster or emergency management plans. In this way manufacturing sector can cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of this study is to see the extent of Covid-19pandemic impact on the global economy which had an impact on the manufacturing industry.