District administrations and Gram Panchayats across the country are proactively taking various measures to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India remains in close coordination with State Governments, District authorities and Gram Panchayats to ensure that lockdown conditions are not violated and norms of social distancing are followed.
Measures at panchayat level:
Various initiatives were taken at the panchayat level to contain COVID-19.
Uttar Pradesh:
♦ In Uttar Pradesh, some Gram Panchayats provide access to cash through microATM.
♦ Proper facilities of food and lodging have been made by Gram Pradhan/ Secretary.
♦ It provided the destitute families with Rs.1000 per month as relief in this difficult time.
Kerala:
♦ 1304 community kitchens have been started in Panchayats and Municipalities with the help of Local Self Government Institutions (LSGI).
♦ The Kudumbashree program prepared and distributed more than 18 lakh cotton masks through around 300 tailoring units.
♦ LSGIs with the help of Kudumbashree has formed 1.9 lakh WhatsApp groups with 22 lakh Neighbourhood Group (NHG) members to educate them about Government instructions regarding COVID-19 during the lockdown. Currently, information is being sent to NHG groups via this platform.
Dadra & Nagar Haveli:
♦ Awareness about Dos & Don’ts is being provided daily along with sanitization of Panchayat areas.
♦ 3 IEC Vehicle for awareness on COVID –19 is being circulated in all villages of 20 Gram Panchayats giving awareness to the general public.
♦ 10,000 Handbills/ pamphlets were distributed in all 20 Gram Panchayats.
Andhra Pradesh:
♦ In Andhra Pradesh, the state govt. is distributing over 16 crore masks to citizens to help check COVID-19 and the state is also carrying out a third round of the door-to-door survey.
♦ Around 1.43 crore households out of the total 1.47 crore have been covered to identify COVID cases.
