Outreach program on SVEEP held at Kangpokpi
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kangpokpi, March 14 2024:
A one-day Mini Integrated Communication and Outreach Programme on Systematic Voter's Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) was held at Agape Children Home, Kangpokpi town on Thursday.
The event was organised under the aegis of Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Field Office, Senapati in collaboration with Lamhil Kuki Cultural Research Centre, Kangpokpi.
Joint secretary DK Thangboi attended the event as chief guest while Kangpokpi Higher Secondary School headmaster Lunneo and Agape Children Home chairman Haotinkhup Haokip were guest of honour and president respectively.
While Presidency College, Motbung assistant professor Dr S Kipgen attended as resource person, Ward No.11 Kangpokpi chairman Seilam Singsit and Lamhil Kuki Cultural Research Centre president 'Guru' Yamkhomang attended the event as special guests.
Angthoi Sankhil George, field publicity officer-in-charge of CBC, Senapati, in his keynote address, highlighted aims and objectives of the SVEEP campaign, stating that it focuses in educating and engaging the youth in the electoral process.
He also urged the participants to spread and disseminate the message of SVEEP campaign.
Joint secretary DK Thangboi said that voters' education and electoral participation are integral parts of the democratic process while highlighting the need to understand the values of electoral participation, especially among the young voters to choose the right representative of the people.
He also maintained that if informed people do not participate in the election process, there might not be good governance.
Topics like EVM, VVPAT, voter registration, universal adult franchise, Saksham App, cVIGIL App, KYU App, toll-free number, etc., were also discussed during the programme.
Lamhil Kuki Cultural Troupe presented a cultural dance while an on-the-spot-quiz programme was conducted as a part of the event, which culminated with distribution of prizes to winners of the quiz competition.