NEW DELHI, April 16 -- Consumer goods and automobile firms are preparing for possible production cuts as migrant workers-indispensable to these industries-start returning home, fearing a repeat of the events of 2020.
Maharashtra on Tuesday, 13 April, imposed tougher restrictions on mobility and business till the end of the month, in addition to earlier curbs that fuelled a reverse migration. Workers want to leave before the pandemic worsens, fearing they may be left stranded, as in 2020.
Some consumer goods firms-mostly those with plants in Maharashtra and Gujarat-fear disruptions in production. Kamal Nandi, business head and executive vice-president, Godrej Appliances, admitted Maharashtra is facing "a little bit of a challenge" and that...