Trainee IAS officers met the Chief Electoral Officer

Raipur. Trainee IAS officers of 2023 batch of the state today paid a courtesy visit to Chief Electoral Officer Reena Babasaheb Kangale. During this, Mrs. Kangale informed the trainee officers of Indian Administrative Service 2023 batch, Anupama Anand, M. Bhargava, Tanmay Khanna and Durga Prasad Adhikari in detail about the intricacies of the election process.

Chief Electoral Officer Mrs. Kangale told him that fair and transparent elections are necessary to strengthen democracy and since administrative officers have the responsibility of conducting elections, proper knowledge of election rules, awareness and transparency are very important to successfully conduct this task. It is necessary. He said that by working cautiously while maintaining complete transparency in following the election procedures at every level, the election work is conducted smoothly.

Chief Electoral Officer Mrs. Kangale told the trainee officers that the state of Chhattisgarh is full of geographical diversity. Many polling stations here are in inaccessible and sensitive areas, in such a situation, careful work is necessary at all levels including arrangements for sending polling parties to the polling stations as well as security arrangements. Mrs. Kangale said that the hard work done during the elections becomes meaningful when we are successful in conducting fair and transparent elections even in sensitive areas. He said that elections are team work and success in election work is achieved only through team work.

Chief Electoral Officer Mrs. Kangale, while giving the trainee officers a tour of the command and control centre, told that control rooms have been set up in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer to keep an eye on the voting activities from moment to moment. He said that by using advanced techniques of information technology in the election process, the election process is also observed in remote polling centers during voting. He said that in the command and control center established in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, live video is observed simultaneously on 16 big screens through web casting of 96 polling stations. Cameras have been installed to obtain live images from polling stations during elections. This is the first time that cameras have been installed inside as well as outside the polling station so that the queues of voters and other activities outside can be monitored.

Chief Electoral Officer Mrs. Kangale said that apart from the Control and Command Centre, an Electronic Media Monitoring Center is also established in the Chief Electoral Officer’s office. Here, the news broadcast on various news channels on 18 TV screens simultaneously is being continuously monitored so that news of violation of the code of conduct can be monitored. Besides, continuous monitoring is being done on various social media platforms, print media, paid news and promotional posts.

Mrs. Kangale said that along with ensuring transparency of election work, maximum participation of voters in the voting work should also be ensured in view of the scorching heat. In view of the heat, availability of drinking water and other facilities should also be made at all places. Has been ensured.

Mrs. Kangale told the youth officers that pink booths have been made to increase the participation of women in voting. Keeping in mind the facilities of elderly and disabled people, the facility of voting at home has also been made available. Mrs. Kangale said that the election work can be completed only with the dutifulness of the officers and employees employed in the voting process and the widespread enthusiasm of the voters. He said that as administrative officers, all of you have to handle the responsibility of elections in future and for this it is necessary that you carefully observe the election process.