West Bengal conducts first-ever booth level officers' training amid speculations of special intensive revision
'The BLO training from July 24th to 28th covering five divisions, Malda, Purba Bardhaman, Kolkata, West Midnapore and Jalpaiguri, is taking place for the first time,' WB-CEO Manoj Agarwal told ET.
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'The whole state will be covered through this training. BLO training is happening for the first time,' Agarwal said.
" ECI's India International Institute of Democracy & Election Management (IIIDEM) has decided to conduct training and from every Constituency- three BLOs have gone to Delhi and did such training. The ECI has given instruction for BLO training,' sources informed. In four phases, around 250 BLOs have already been trained in Delhi.
The BLO training in Bengal has started from July 24 in Malda division and will continue till July 28. In Purba Bardhaman (July 25), Kolkata (July 26), West Midnapore(July 27) and Jalpaiguri (July 20) divisions, people in the know told ET. The BLO training for Kolkata will be held tomorrow. Seven BLOs from each Constituency will participate in the training and altogether 2500 BLOs will be covered through this training programme.
There are many first timers who will be participating in the training.
Asked if SIR will be conducted in Bengal, he said, 'When ECI decides and notifies, then only SIR will be conducted.'
Meanwhile, a special awareness campaign was organized at LightHouse for the Blind, a West Bengal government sponsored school, for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), as part of the
Systematic Voters' Education
and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program, under the jurisdiction of the Rashbehari Assembly Constituency on Tuesday.
The program was conducted by the Office of the Electoral Registration Officer, 160-Rashbehari, under the guidance of the District Election Officer-Kolkata South. The event witnessed participation from visually impaired students of various age groups, including a significant number of youth aged 17+ and 18+, many of whom attended a voter awareness program for the first time.
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