{"id":42067,"date":"2025-04-30T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/?p=42067"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:01:32","slug":"eci-strengthens-field-readiness-with-2-day-training-for-electoral-officers-at-iiidem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/eci-strengthens-field-readiness-with-2-day-training-for-electoral-officers-at-iiidem\/","title":{"rendered":"ECI strengthens field readiness with 2-day training for electoral officers at IIIDEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">New Delhi:<\/span> Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Shri Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated a two-day capacity-building training programme for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from Bihar, and EROs and BLO Supervisors from Haryana, NCT of Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi today. <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The training programme is part of the Election Commission of India\u2019s ongoing preparations for<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>the upcoming General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies. A total of 369<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>grassroots election officials are taking part in this mixed-batch training programme.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In his inaugural address CEC Gyanesh Kumar said that the BLOs and EROs along with the Booth Level Agents (BLAs) are responsible for ensuring correct and updated electoral rolls and they are to function strictly as per the Representation of People Act 1950, Registration of Electors Rules 1960 and instructions issued by the ECI from time to time. Earlier this month, around 280 BLAs from Bihar of 10 recognised<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>political parties were also trained at IIDEM.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The training is designed to enhance participants\u2019 practical understanding especially in the areas of voter registration, form handling, and field-level<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>implementation of electoral procedures. The officials will also be provided technical<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>demonstrations and training of EVMs and VVPATs. The participants were also<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>familiarised with the provisions of first and second appeals against the final electoral<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>rolls as published with the DM\/District Collector\/Executive Magistrate under section 24(a) of RP Act 1950 and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the State\/UT under section 24(b) respectively. It may be recalled that no appeals were filed from Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi after the completion of the Special Summary Revision (SSR) exercise as of 6th-10th of January 2025.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The curriculum includes interactive sessions, role plays simulating house-to-house surveys, case studies, and hands-on exercises for filling Forms 6, 6A, 7, and 8.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Additionally, participants will receive practical training on the Voter Helpline App (VHA) and the BLO App.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sessions are being conducted by experienced National Level Master Trainers (NLMTs) and expert Resource Persons from the IT and EVM Divisions of the Commission. 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