The Covid-19 pandemic has already pushed many middle-income families into poverty. The middle income people are in hardship as they cannot ask people for help or stand in line for relief as they are rather used to helping people when people are in economic trouble. Many who belong to the middle class cannot ask for money, relief, or any financial support, even if they starve or are unable to support themselves for days.
In these trying times, an initiative called the “Tears of Middle Class” has come forward to support such middle-income families through mobile banking services, so that they don’t feel ashamed to receive the money. The organisation has been operating through a Facebook page and group, and collecting funds from those who want to support their cause. We laud the group for their virtuous deeds and ask the government to come up with a separate scheme to support middle-class people.
Since the beginning of April, the organisation has helped around 70 families by sending money to their mobile banking accounts. They have created a list of 100 middle-income families in 21 districts of the country. The list includes retired school teachers, private tutors, farmers, artists, businessmen, private service holders, theatre workers, music teachers, madrasa teachers and others who will never seek money from anyone.
Many middle-class people have now no income as most shopping malls are still closed, small enterprises are not running, the private job holders have no salary, and even house owners have not got house rent. The people are silently suffering the pinch of lockdown and cannot ask anyone for help. The government should do more to protect the middle-income people as they are the backbone of the economy and lead all sorts of socio-cultural features. The middle class usually pay tax, invest in education and health, generate small scale employment opportunities and abide by the law. In this trouble, the government should separately look after them.
In these trying times, an initiative called the “Tears of Middle Class” has come forward to support such middle-income families through mobile banking services, so that they don’t feel ashamed to receive the money. The organisation has been operating through a Facebook page and group, and collecting funds from those who want to support their cause. We laud the group for their virtuous deeds and ask the government to come up with a separate scheme to support middle-class people.
Since the beginning of April, the organisation has helped around 70 families by sending money to their mobile banking accounts. They have created a list of 100 middle-income families in 21 districts of the country. The list includes retired school teachers, private tutors, farmers, artists, businessmen, private service holders, theatre workers, music teachers, madrasa teachers and others who will never seek money from anyone.
Many middle-class people have now no income as most shopping malls are still closed, small enterprises are not running, the private job holders have no salary, and even house owners have not got house rent. The people are silently suffering the pinch of lockdown and cannot ask anyone for help. The government should do more to protect the middle-income people as they are the backbone of the economy and lead all sorts of socio-cultural features. The middle class usually pay tax, invest in education and health, generate small scale employment opportunities and abide by the law. In this trouble, the government should separately look after them.
