MANGALURU: As a part of Election Commission of India’s intention of ethical, inclusive balloting, Dakshina Kannada district administration has made arrangements to enable 10,911 individuals with disabilities exercise their franchise on May 12. These include five,756 physically challenged, 829 visually challenged, 1,006 hearing challenged and 3,320 with other disabilities. The administration has mapped the polling stations to the places the place these 10911 persons are dwelling.
MR Ravi, CEO, DK Zilla Panchayat and president of Dakshina Kannada district SVEEP committee stated that while 5756 physically challenged had been mapped to 437 polling stations, the administration will need 310 wheel chairs to cater to their wishes as a result of cluster polling stations. “Health and family welfare department will source 140 wheel chairs, 60 from personal medical hospitals and establishments and relaxation from MRPL that has supplied these chairs to the dep.,” he stated.
The taluk health officers (THO) can be answerable for transportation of these chairs to the polling station throughout the respective sector officers on May 11 with lend a hand of sales space stage officers (BLO) concerned. These chairs can be returned to respective THOs throughout the BLOs and sector officers after the elections. The vehicles supplied to sector officers’ in-charge of 10-12 polling stations can be used to move the wheel chairs to and from the polling stations, he famous.
To lend a hand visually challenged individuals to cast their votes in 452 polling stations, the respective gram panchayats have already been directed to acquire magnifying glasses that can be used right through the polls, he stated. The gram panchayats are dipping in to their 3% funds they're even in a different way expected to spend on individuals with disabilities, Ravi stated including the magnifying glasses will be the property of respective panchayats post-election for their own use.
To support physically challenged individuals, especially endosulfan victims, who're immobile, instructions had been given to BLOs and panchayat construction officers to acquire 135 vehicles to move the voters in 585 polling stations mapped. The BLOs and PDOs had been instructed to acquire go from respective returning officers with vehicle and driver main points, he stated, including these vehicles can be used only to move these individuals and no one else, he famous.
MR Ravi, CEO, DK Zilla Panchayat and president of Dakshina Kannada district SVEEP committee stated that while 5756 physically challenged had been mapped to 437 polling stations, the administration will need 310 wheel chairs to cater to their wishes as a result of cluster polling stations. “Health and family welfare department will source 140 wheel chairs, 60 from personal medical hospitals and establishments and relaxation from MRPL that has supplied these chairs to the dep.,” he stated.
The taluk health officers (THO) can be answerable for transportation of these chairs to the polling station throughout the respective sector officers on May 11 with lend a hand of sales space stage officers (BLO) concerned. These chairs can be returned to respective THOs throughout the BLOs and sector officers after the elections. The vehicles supplied to sector officers’ in-charge of 10-12 polling stations can be used to move the wheel chairs to and from the polling stations, he famous.
To lend a hand visually challenged individuals to cast their votes in 452 polling stations, the respective gram panchayats have already been directed to acquire magnifying glasses that can be used right through the polls, he stated. The gram panchayats are dipping in to their 3% funds they're even in a different way expected to spend on individuals with disabilities, Ravi stated including the magnifying glasses will be the property of respective panchayats post-election for their own use.
To support physically challenged individuals, especially endosulfan victims, who're immobile, instructions had been given to BLOs and panchayat construction officers to acquire 135 vehicles to move the voters in 585 polling stations mapped. The BLOs and PDOs had been instructed to acquire go from respective returning officers with vehicle and driver main points, he stated, including these vehicles can be used only to move these individuals and no one else, he famous.
Dakshin Kannada district administration making arrangements for specially-abled voters
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