Role of Local Self-Government in Covid-19 Pandemic Management in Rural India

The local self-governments are in the front-line to handle public health crisis. The role of local self-government is crucial in strengthening health care system as it provides relevant data relating to the spread of pandemic in the districts, basingupon which state agencies formulate required policies.Rural areas of developing countries like India face lots of difficulties in implementing effective responses to public health crisis due to poverty,underdeveloped health infrastructure and improper infection control mechanism.In every state in India the Local self Governments have taken initiatives to assist Covid-19 infected patients and to curb the spread of the Covid-19 infection. The Covid-19 pandemic has imposed many challenges on the Central, State and local Governments. This article will analyse the vital roles played by local self-governments in pandemic management at rural areas in India This research paper is descriptive in nature wherein the measures adopted by local self Government of the various states of India will be discussed. The panchayati raj system of India is a three-tier system so it is necessary to ascertain the various constraints faced by the regional governments in different levels.The issues and challenges faced by local self governments, will be discussed so that suitable suggestions can be made. As the local governments play a crucial role in handling crisis during the pandemic,at small towns and villages so analysing their role in mitigating risk of pandemic is significant.