 bill no 1 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 bydr ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank' , mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of india be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—2  after part iva of the constitution, the following part shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new part ivb "part ivb prohibitionsdefinition551b in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, " the state" has the same meaning as in part iiiprohibitions51c there shall be a total prohibitions on the following acts by any person including owner, lessee or occupant of a residential or a commercial establishment, whether private or public,—| (             | a   | ) littering;                                                                    ||---------------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 10            |     |                                                                                 || (             | b   | ) dumping or disposal of garbage or electronic waste in a manner not authorised || by the state; |     |                                                                                 || (             | c   | ) urinating, defecating or spitting in a public place;                          |(d) dirty frontage or surroundings of any building; (e) stacking of garbage outside residence or establishment; and15( f ) obstruction by placing any dilapidated appliances or vehicles or by disposingany merchandise or illegal structure along side walkenforcement of prohibitions51 d the state shall, within six months of coming into force of this act, take all such steps, including enactment of laws, as may be necessary, for enforcement of prohibitions referred to in article 51c" statement of objects and reasonsin india, public health, sanitation and public convenience services are primary responsibilities of the institutions of local self-government and the state governments these subject matters are of paramount importance as health of common man has direct relation to practice of sanitation and facilities of public convenience provided by the state governments however, it has been observed that the state governments including institutions of local self-government  ie,  municipal corporations, boards or councils at local level have miserably failed to address the issues of sanitation and public convenience in a proper manner recently, the union government has initiated 'swachh bharat abhiyan'to instill a sense of cleanliness and health consciousness among public and sensitise the local bodies to provide sanitation and public services effectivelyto make 'swachh bharat abhiyan' a success story, it is urgently required that the citizens also play a positive role in maintaining cleanliness in public places and abjure hazardous practice of littering, spitting, urinating or dumping of garbage in public places therefore, it is necessary that relevant provisions be inserted in the constitution so that the central government, the state governments including institutions of self-government and citizens can play their due role to achieve the objectives of 'swachh bharat abhiyan' in a time bound mannerthe bill seeks to amend the constitution with a view to insert a new part ivb providing for a total prohibition on littering, dumping, spitting, urinating, etc in public places by citizens so as to ensure the cleanliness in our surroundings to promote pollution free environmenthence this billnew delhi;ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank'december 23, 2015———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(dr ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank', mp)gmgipmrnd—4123ls(s3)—09022016