For special revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, booth level officers to get Rs 6,000
'…in view of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision and considering the volume and nature of the work involved, the Commission has approved the grant of a one-time honorarium of Rs 6,000 to each BLO and BLO supervisor engaged in the exercise, in addition to their annual remuneration,' the EC said, writing to Bihar Chief Electoral Officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal.
As per the EC's order on June 24, the electoral roll of Bihar will be prepared afresh, with the 2003 roll as the basis. All 7.8 crore electors in the state will have to fill out enumeration forms that BLOs are supposed to distribute house-to-house by July 25. Those who were on the 2003 rolls—4.96 crore electors—will not have to provide any additional documents. However, the post-2003 electors, 2.93 crore people, would have to give their own and their parents' date and/or place of birth proof.
Bihar has 77,895 BLOs for existing booths and about 14,000 for new booths that are being set up, as well as one BLO supervisor for every 10 booths, Gunjiyal said. 'The BLOs are doing tremendous work. This is to motivate them,' Gunjiyal told The Indian Express.
While Opposition parties, including the RJD, Congress, CPI (M), CPI (ML) and TMC, have raised concerns over the 'special intensive revision' exercise potentially disenfranchising electors, for villagers across Bihar, this has meant a desperate scramble for residential and caste certificates.
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