EC training field functionaries from T.N. and Puducherry in Tamil
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said it was training field-level election functionaries from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in Tamil.
At least 293 participants including 264 Booth Level Officer (BLO) supervisors, 14 Electoral Registration Officers (ERO), two Deputy Electoral Officers (DEO) and other officials were part of this mixed-batch training programme, the EC said in a statement.
The two-day programme is in line with the expansive scheme to train election functionaries at all levels, including over one lakh BLOs, in the country in the next few years.
Around 2,300 participants have benefited from intensive training programmes organised in the national capital over the past few weeks.
The EC's initiative of training grassroot poll workers comes amid allegations by Opposition parties of voter roll manipulation and duplication of Electoral Photo Identity Cards.
'BLOs are the first interface of the Election Commission of India with the voters, and have a vital role in ensuring correct and updated electoral rolls,' Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said in his inaugural address at the training programme.
The BLO supervisors are being trained through interactive sessions and role play to ensure accurate filling of various forms including Form 6, 7 and 8. The module includes practical training in the use of IT solutions. The BLO supervisors are being equipped as Assembly Level Master Trainers to train other BLOs.
The participants were also familiarised with the provisions of first and second appeals against the final published electoral rolls with the District Magistrate (DM or an officer of equivalent rank) under Section 24(a) of the RP Act, 1950, and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the State/U.T. under Section 24(b), respectively.
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