Gram panchayats asked to play active role to stop Covid-19 spread

There are over 250,000 gram panchayats across the country, according to the Union ministry of Panchayati Raj. Each gram panchayat consists of a village or a group of villages divided into smaller units called wards.

Gram panchayats in each state have also been given specific tasks such as creating awareness of the Covid-19 disease and monitoring the home quarantine of those at risk of catching the infection, said a person aware of the development.(AFP / Photo used for representational purpose only)

Summary

• The Union government has asked the over 250,000 gram panchayats to play an active role in staunching the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and identify residents of their areas who may have come in contact with Tablighi Jamaat members who attended a March congregation of the Islamic missionary group in New Delhi, people aware of the development said.

• Gram panchayats in each state have also been given specific tasks such as creating awareness of the disease and monitoring the home quarantine of those at risk of catching the infection, said a person aware of the development.

• Gram panchayats in each state have also been given specific tasks such as creating awareness of the disease and monitoring the home quarantine of those at risk of catching the infection, said a person aware of the development.

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