The covid19 lockdown is causing an estimated Rs 270 crore loss daily to J&K economy, which was badly battered by over four-month long clampdown following abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
Acuite Ratings & Research Limited, a Credit Rating &Research company, has pegged per day losses on account of lockdown across Indiato Rs 35,000 crore. The company isregistered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), andaccredited by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an External Credit AssessmentInstitution (ECAI), for Bank Loan Ratings under BASEL-II norms.
Taking its figures as benchmark, the loss to J&K, whichaccounts for 0.77 per cent of India’s GDP, comes to Rs 270 crore of whichKashmir’s share is estimated at Rs 150 crore approximately as its contributionto state GDP is over 55 percent.
The Jammu and Kashmir’s GDP is pegged at 1.30 lakh crore perannum.
The centre government has announced lockdown across thecountry in view of pandemic coronavirus.