Mangaluru: In order to feed more than 23,000 group of workers who will be deputed to at least one,858 polling cubicles throughout Dakshina Kannada district, the district management has roped in midday meal staff to provide the identical on May 12.
It is a first in state meeting polls, that midday meal staff were assigned the process to provide ‘bisi oota’ to election officers. Earlier, ballot officers had a tough time find meals, and it was once much more difficult if polling stations were located in remote villages. Villagers equipped them meals when there have been no selection preparations to be had.
“Supplying meals on polling day, and the night earlier than, to the entourage of polling officers’ is a herculean process, particularly in remote villages. However, to tackle this, election officers within the coastal districts have determined to assign the duty to midday meal staff,” stated an authentic coordinator of the Midday Meal Scheme.
As in step with the plan, midday meal staff will serve dinner on May 11. They will serve breakfast at 11am, tea, lunch in addition to evening tea on May 12. “However, the expenses of those foods will be borne by way of the EC, and handiest the service of midday meal staff will be utilised,” added the coordinator. The menu for foods come with rice, sambar, palya and pickle.
There are about three,325 midday meal staff in Dakshina Kannada. However, they are going to now not be given any special remuneration for their services on polling day. “They are paid salaries,” maintained an authentic.
The services of midday meal staff were first applied all over the last general elections. “We used to stand a tough time to seek out meals in an unknown place. We confronted numerous issues, and infrequently survived on liquids or biscuits,” recollects a central authority worker, who has been deputed on election responsibility around the district on several events.
It is a first in state meeting polls, that midday meal staff were assigned the process to provide ‘bisi oota’ to election officers. Earlier, ballot officers had a tough time find meals, and it was once much more difficult if polling stations were located in remote villages. Villagers equipped them meals when there have been no selection preparations to be had.
“Supplying meals on polling day, and the night earlier than, to the entourage of polling officers’ is a herculean process, particularly in remote villages. However, to tackle this, election officers within the coastal districts have determined to assign the duty to midday meal staff,” stated an authentic coordinator of the Midday Meal Scheme.
As in step with the plan, midday meal staff will serve dinner on May 11. They will serve breakfast at 11am, tea, lunch in addition to evening tea on May 12. “However, the expenses of those foods will be borne by way of the EC, and handiest the service of midday meal staff will be utilised,” added the coordinator. The menu for foods come with rice, sambar, palya and pickle.
There are about three,325 midday meal staff in Dakshina Kannada. However, they are going to now not be given any special remuneration for their services on polling day. “They are paid salaries,” maintained an authentic.
The services of midday meal staff were first applied all over the last general elections. “We used to stand a tough time to seek out meals in an unknown place. We confronted numerous issues, and infrequently survived on liquids or biscuits,” recollects a central authority worker, who has been deputed on election responsibility around the district on several events.
Midday meal workers to serve ‘bisi oota’ to thousands on poll duty on May 12
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