Even after a nationwide 21-day lockdown was imposed in India because of the coronavirus outbreak, states across the country shut down schools, colleges, malls, theatres, restaurants, shops, and non-essential workplaces, recommending work from home wherever possible. The financial impact of these actions has been far-reaching, especially on the families of daily wage earners, laborers, waiters, taxi and autorickshaw drivers, and others who depend on their everyday earnings for survival.