“My name is S.K Parveen, I am 40 years old. We are a family of 5, I have three beautiful daughters. Lockdown got us stuck between a rock and a hard place. Before the pandemic hit us, my husband and I had owned a tiffin center.

We used to earn Rs.1000/- per day. But these earnings of ours began to fly out like a feather. Paying bills of gas, rent and daily requirements for the house gave us a bad break.

Fighting along these tough times, I decided to work at Vijayawada Municipal Cooperation as a worker. By working for 8 hours in a day, I am glad I am a helping hand to my family, during such testing phase that life has put us through.”