Special awareness prog for PWDs held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 06 2016:
Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) District Nodal Officer and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) District Nodal Officer under the supervision of the District Election Officer, Thoubal, organised a special public awareness and education programme at Regional Institute of Handicapped Persons (RIHP) hall at Yairipok Bamon Leikai, our correspondent reports.
DEO and DC Thoubal M Joy Singh, RIHP president retired Joint Director (Veterinary) Dr Maibam Rajendra Singh and AC to DC Thoubal M Rajkumar Singh graced the inaugural function of the awareness and education programme as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
Chief guest M Joy, in his address, urged the PWDs to exercise their voting right in the forthcoming State Assembly election.
To ensure participation of PWD voters in the forthcoming election, Election Department has given instructions to see to the convenience of PWD voters, Joy said while urging the PWDs to visit their respective RO or ARO so that measures can be taken to ensure their participation.