New Delhi: Up to 77.4 lakh’handicapped people‘(PWD) voters have been mapped election Commission As part of our ongoing efforts to identify such voters and provide them with special facilities and assistance, so as to promote their participation in elections. Updates pwd voter count Shows a significant growth of over 62.6 lakhs PWD Voters Registered in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Emphasizing the Election Commission’s commitment to making elections more “inclusive, accessible and voter-friendly” for the disabled, the chief election commissioner said at a national conference on accessible elections organized virtually by poll watchdogs on Tuesday. Sushil Chandra Called for making the voting experience pleasant and dignified for the differently-abled voters. He said that in this direction, the Election Commission has initiated special measures such as efforts to set up polling stations on the ground floor, installation of temporary ramps where permanent ramps are not available, provision of wheelchairs and volunteers to assist the disabled voters for troubleshooting. deployment. – Free voting.
EC also introduced postal ballot facility For PWD, Braille Signage on EVMs and PWD Mobile App to help voters with disabilities to register themselves and avail assistance in accessing the polling station and casting their vote.
The virtual conference on Tuesday was attended by Election Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey, Chief Electoral Officers, civil society organizations working for people with disabilities and representatives of various government ministries and institutions.
A resolution was adopted at the conference based on suggestions received from various CEOs, civil society organizations and ECI icons – to further streamline the policy framework for ‘accessible’ elections. Some of the suggestions that will be included while planning and preparing for the next year’s assembly elections in five states, include focusing on training and sensitization of election personnel, raising awareness about the expanded postal ballot facility for PWDs, a Robust online complaint mechanism and Deployment of ‘accessibility’ supervisors.
The CEC and two election commissioners also released a booklet ‘Crossing the Barriers – Accessibility Initiatives 2021’ on Tuesday; Braille versions of the Voter’s Guide and Letter to the New Voter; and the sign language version of the Voter Helpline App’s awareness video and EVM-VVPAT.
Emphasizing the Election Commission’s commitment to making elections more “inclusive, accessible and voter-friendly” for the disabled, the chief election commissioner said at a national conference on accessible elections organized virtually by poll watchdogs on Tuesday. Sushil Chandra Called for making the voting experience pleasant and dignified for the differently-abled voters. He said that in this direction, the Election Commission has initiated special measures such as efforts to set up polling stations on the ground floor, installation of temporary ramps where permanent ramps are not available, provision of wheelchairs and volunteers to assist the disabled voters for troubleshooting. deployment. – Free voting.
EC also introduced postal ballot facility For PWD, Braille Signage on EVMs and PWD Mobile App to help voters with disabilities to register themselves and avail assistance in accessing the polling station and casting their vote.
The virtual conference on Tuesday was attended by Election Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey, Chief Electoral Officers, civil society organizations working for people with disabilities and representatives of various government ministries and institutions.
A resolution was adopted at the conference based on suggestions received from various CEOs, civil society organizations and ECI icons – to further streamline the policy framework for ‘accessible’ elections. Some of the suggestions that will be included while planning and preparing for the next year’s assembly elections in five states, include focusing on training and sensitization of election personnel, raising awareness about the expanded postal ballot facility for PWDs, a Robust online complaint mechanism and Deployment of ‘accessibility’ supervisors.
The CEC and two election commissioners also released a booklet ‘Crossing the Barriers – Accessibility Initiatives 2021’ on Tuesday; Braille versions of the Voter’s Guide and Letter to the New Voter; and the sign language version of the Voter Helpline App’s awareness video and EVM-VVPAT.
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