EVP launched

IMPHAL, Sep 1: Electors Verification Programme, spearheaded by the Election Commission of India (ECI), was also launched in Manipur by CEO Manipur, PK Singh today.
Speaking to media persons at his office at Lamphelpat today, the CEO said that the programme was launched all over the country at the same time with 36 CEOs at the State HQs, 740 DEOs at the State level and around one million BLO/ERO launching the programme simultaneously.
In Manipur, the programme was launched at 11 district HQs and 39 EROs, PK Singh added.
He said that the programme was taken up by the ECI to ensure proper enrolment of the voters, eliminate errors in the electoral rolls and to ensure speedy and proper electoral services delivery to the people and added that the programme will continue till October 15.
During the EVP, voters can see whether their details, photos and other information in the electoral roll are correct or not and if any errors are found, they can be corrected.
However, to do so, the voters need to bring their Indian passport, driving license, Aadhaar card, ration card, PAN card, Govt/semi-Govt ID cards, bank passbook or farmer cards, he explained.
By uploading one of the said documents through the NVSP portal (www.nvsp.in) or through the mobile app, Voter Helpline, the voters can make the necessary correction. People with disabilities can make the necessary correction by calling the voter helpline number 1950, he added.
The CEO continued that the correction can also be done at the Common Service Centres (CSCs) as well as the Voter Facilitation Centres which are specially opened at the ERO offices.
He conveyed that all the 666 CSCs of the State have been made aware of the procedures and processes and added that the centres will take some fee for making the necessary corrections but this fee will range from just around Re 1 to Rs 10.
Replying to a query, PK Singh said that for the remote areas, the BLOs will go from houses to houses to conduct EVP and for the said purpose an app called, BLO Net has been utilised.
He continued that EVP campaign has been started through print, electronic and social media from  today and added that various icons will be utilised for spreading awareness about the programme at the State and district level.
He then announced that the first 200 BLOs to complete the EVP will be awarded an incentive of Rs 5000 each while the next 200-500 BLOs will be given Rs 3000 each.