 the market in a highly capital-oriented business, BD production still prevails in most parts of India. Tamil Nadu is one of the largest BD-producing states in India, with tens of thousands of workers, the majority of them being women, producing BDs daily in the state. According to a study by the Centre for Health and Social Justice, there are around 75 large-scale BD manufacturers in Tamil Nadu. Around 4 lakh people are directly and indirectly involved in this industry in the state alone, which produces over 4000 crores worth of BDs annually. However, the lockdown enforced due to the pandemic pushed the industry, which was already recovering from demonetization into a deep crisis. To understand the issues of the BD workers, Newsclick reached out to some of those involved in BD production in Chennai. BD workers are located pre-dominantly in the districts of Tirunelveli, Tutukudi and Salem. Tirunelveli is the biggest hub of the BD industry, with more than 3 lakh workers. A lot of BD workers are working in the area of the BD industry, which is the largest in the world. The industry is being developed and developed by the BD industry, which is the largest in the world. In the past, the BD industry has become more difficult for the BD industry to do business in the areas of the BD industry, which is a great deal of the BD industry. They were locked down in the house. So they couldn't do their business. They couldn't buy raw materials. They bought the entire product from the company and made the BD in the house. They gave me the BD and they gave it to me. In that way, they were able to earn 2,000 rupees as a salary. Even that 2,000 rupees would last for 3 months. They couldn't do anything. After that, the market was closed for 2 months. But even if they were allowed to walk, the market was still not open. Only half of the market was open. Today, the market is closed. They are not able to sell the raw materials. They have kept the raw materials. They have kept the raw materials as a whole. They have kept the raw materials as a whole. During the corona period, during the period of the earthquake, they had all the materials in stock. The government and state has decided to buy the raw materials because they are not able to store. We also kept the raw materials. The government's government has decided to buy the raw materials because it needs to be stored in a stock place. The remaining data is about the stock exchange, the stock exchange, the market, and the others. They have distributed raw materials for a month. When they asked us to give them a house, they didn't agree with the government. They asked us to give them a company, but the government didn't agree with it. They asked us to give them a house, but the government didn't agree with the government. Video workers are highly prone to many health issues, including tuberculosis. The question of their survival results in serious diseases. They are working in the fields. They work in the fields for 8 hours a day. They have a chance to get a TB. This is the truth. In the past 20 years, there were 90% of people in the field. Most of them had TB. Most of them were suffering. In those days, there was no proper treatment for TB. There was no treatment. We have seen a lot of people suffering from TB. Now, there are some people in the field. Women are suffering from TB. Women are suffering from TB all the time. There is a reason why women are suffering from TB. Another reason is that there is no land system. There are only 50 people suffering from TB. That is why they are suffering from TB. They are suffering from TB due to a cold. That is why they are suffering from TB due to a cold. 3 years ago, there was no smoking ban in the public space. That is why the business was affected. There was no lockdown for 40 days. There was no manufacturing. That is why we had to pay salaries to the entire staff. The government did not help us. Even wearing a mask, there were very few people. There was very little smoking. They were afraid of their illness. They were afraid of the police. They were afraid that they would punish them. We did not get the E-Pass. We did not get the E-Pass for 5 months. We were unable to go to the sales department. We were unable to go to Thirulur, Chengalpet and Kanchipuram District. Our business was very affected.