Teen volunteers to assist PWDs on poll day
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, April 16 2019:
The stage is set for polling in 13 ACs of I/W for the 1-Inner Manipur PC on April 18 as the campaigning has ended today.
Out of the total 524 polling stations in the Imphal West, 26 polling stations (2 in each Constituency) will be exclusively manned by women and 13 model polling stations (one in each Constituency) in the second and final phase of the election.
To encourage and celebrate the festival of democracy, key chains and badges will be given to the first 50 voters and first time voters respectively at every polling station.
Provisions will also be made available for the lactating mothers with special rooms and special facilities for the senior citizens.
BLOs will be provided an amount of Rs 1000 each to provide potable drinking water at the polling stations including the voters.
For PWDs, five vehicles along with wheel chairs have been reserved in each polling station to ensure pick up and drop facility.
They will be assisted by young volunteers who are under 18 years of age for which they will be rewarded Rs 200 as an incentive for their service rendered on the poll day.
Presiding Officers have been instructed to take selfies with the senior citizens and share the photograph in the Whatsapp group of the AROs.
To ensure hassle free polling, Sector Officers will carry extra EVMs and other re-quirements accompanied by the Bell Engineers.