Effective Of Panchayati Raj In Open Defection Free Scheme In Rural Development In Mathura District Of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Open Defecation (OD) problem in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh must be eliminated by Panchayati raj system.
On October 2, 2014, Swachh Bharat Mission was launched throughout country with an aim to achieve the vision
of a “Clean and Open Defecation-Free India” The goal of Swachh Bharat Mission is to achieve clean and open
defecation-free India by October 2, 2019. One of the objectives is to construct 100% toilets for each household of
the country. Toilets are not only sanitation and health issue but also privacy, dignity, climatic, and economic
issue. 6th goal of sustainable development goals is “ensure access to water and sanitation for all.” According to
a JMP WHO/UNICEF report 2017, 5 billion means 68% of the global population used a basic sanitation. In India,
626 million people who practice open defecation as per WHO factsheet 2012. This account for 90% of the 692
million people in South Asia who practice open defecation and 59% of the 1.1 billion people in the world who
practice open defecation live in India. However, the Panchayats are expected to play an important role in rural
development in India, particularly after independence. Plan documents of both the central and state governments
and various committees have emphasized the importance of these bodies in the polity. Five-year plans, specially
the second five-year plan, laid special emphasis on the effective of Panchayats in rural developments in Mathura
district. Second five-year plan envisaged a Panchayati as responsible for village development keeping
transformation of social and economic life of rural areas as its goal of development.