MANGALURU: As a part of Election Commission of India’s goal of ethical, inclusive balloting, Dakshina Kannada district administration has made preparations to enable 10911 individuals with disabilities exercise their franchise on May 12. These come with five,756 physically challenged, 829 visually challenged, 1,006 hearing challenged and three,320 with different disabilities. The administration has mapped the polling stations to the puts where these 10911 individuals are dwelling.
M R Ravi, president of Dakshina Kannada district SVEEP committee told journalists on Wednesday that while 5756 physically challenged had been mapped to 437 polling stations, the administration will want 310 wheel chairs to cater to their wishes because of cluster polling stations. “Health and circle of relatives welfare division will supply 140 wheel chairs, 60 from non-public clinical hospitals and institutions and leisure from MRPL that has supplied these chairs to the department,” he said.
The taluk well being officials (THO) might be responsible to transportation of the chairs to the polling station in the course of the respective sector officials on May 11 with help of booth level officials (BLO) involved. These chairs might be returned to respective THOs in the course of the BLOs and sector officials after the elections. The cars supplied to sector officials’ in-charge of 10-12 polling stations might be used to transport the wheel chairs to and from the polling stations, he noted.
To help visually challenged anticipated to solid their votes in 452 polling stations, the respective gram panchayats have already been directed to acquire magnifying glasses that might be used during the polls, he said. The gram panchayats are dipping in to their 3% finances they are even in a different way anticipated to expend on individuals with disabilities, Ravi said including the magnifying glasses will be the assets of respective panchayats post-election for their very own use.
To assist physically challenged, particularly endosulfan sufferers, who're motionless, directions had been given to BLOs and panchayat building officials to acquire 135 cars to transport the electorate in 585 polling stations mapped. The BLOs and PDOs had been prompt to acquire pass from respective returning officials with car and driver details, he said, including these cars can be used only to transport these individuals and no person else, he noted.
M R Ravi, president of Dakshina Kannada district SVEEP committee told journalists on Wednesday that while 5756 physically challenged had been mapped to 437 polling stations, the administration will want 310 wheel chairs to cater to their wishes because of cluster polling stations. “Health and circle of relatives welfare division will supply 140 wheel chairs, 60 from non-public clinical hospitals and institutions and leisure from MRPL that has supplied these chairs to the department,” he said.
The taluk well being officials (THO) might be responsible to transportation of the chairs to the polling station in the course of the respective sector officials on May 11 with help of booth level officials (BLO) involved. These chairs might be returned to respective THOs in the course of the BLOs and sector officials after the elections. The cars supplied to sector officials’ in-charge of 10-12 polling stations might be used to transport the wheel chairs to and from the polling stations, he noted.
To help visually challenged anticipated to solid their votes in 452 polling stations, the respective gram panchayats have already been directed to acquire magnifying glasses that might be used during the polls, he said. The gram panchayats are dipping in to their 3% finances they are even in a different way anticipated to expend on individuals with disabilities, Ravi said including the magnifying glasses will be the assets of respective panchayats post-election for their very own use.
To assist physically challenged, particularly endosulfan sufferers, who're motionless, directions had been given to BLOs and panchayat building officials to acquire 135 cars to transport the electorate in 585 polling stations mapped. The BLOs and PDOs had been prompt to acquire pass from respective returning officials with car and driver details, he said, including these cars can be used only to transport these individuals and no person else, he noted.
Inclusive voting outreach of ECI to touch lives of voters with disabilities in Dakshina Kannada
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