Harayana Govt urges villagers to must watch 'Toilet-Ek Prem Katha'

Haryana, Aug 17: The Haryana Government has instructed On Wednesday that the village heads (sarpanches and panches) in the state must watch Akshay Kumar's Toilet-Ek Prem Katha film.

The film that highlights the issues of open defecation in rural India has worked well for the team of Toilet-Ek Prem Katha.

A special show has been arranged for sarpanches and panches in their respective districts, the media reported. The decision was taken by the BJP Government in the state aims to declare all villages open defecation free (ODF) by September. The process of making rural areas open defecation free is currently underway.



"While rural areas will be made ODF by June 23, urban areas will get this status by September 25. In total, 6,132-gram panchayats have become ODF in Haryana while 200 to 300 panchayats would be made ODF by next month," Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.

The film 'Toilet-Ek Prem Katha' is a satirical comedy-drama and supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

However, The movie, also starring Bhumi Pednekar, has crossed the Rs 80 crore mark at the domestic box office in just five days of its release.