Sivasagar Deputy Commissioner holds orientation meeting on ‘i-help’ initiative

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GAURISAGAR: “Higher trend of voter turnout is a positive indicator of a stronger democracy. The Common Service Centres have a crucial role to play in creating maximum awareness among voters and to motivate them to participate in large numbers in the electoral process,” stated the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Sivasagar, Dr S Lakshmanan in an orientation meeting on ‘i-help’ held on Wednesday at the Sukafa conference hall of the DC’s office.

While elaborating about the ‘i-help’ initiative launched by the Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, Mukesh Sahu on March 17 at Janata Bhavan, the DC said that this initiative was aimed at promoting digital literacy. “In this age of transition to the digital world, the Common Service Centres (CSCs) can play a vital role in educating the people on the usage of IT-enabled services related to election, thus making the transition smoother. Their active participation will help in making the election process more inclusive and participatory.”

The DC also called upon the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) associated with the CSCs to collaborate with the Booth-level Officers (BLOs) to conduct mock poll using EVMs and VVPATs, facilitate the services of and generate awareness on the app-based services like c-Vigil, voter helpline number (1950), www.nvsp.in , PwD app.

The 84 CSCs of the district will hold awareness camps at the grassroots level from March 20 to March 27. The CSCs will also set up dedicated help desks to facilitate PwD voters for online registration, transport facility and wheelchairs at polling booths. Under i-help, there will be dedicated ambassadors named Divyang Sarothis who will work with CSCs to spread the message of electoral participation among fellow PwDs.

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