Hoshiarpur: 19 January, 2017: Deputy Commissioner Anindita Mitra today asked the officials of the various departments who are on poll duty to take steps and make ensure and increase the participation of differently abled electors in the democratic process. She discussed the facilities to be provided to the differently abled voters during elections.
Anindita Mitra said as per the instructions of Election Commission of India special facilities should be provided to such electors and the returning officers of all the assembly constituencies of this district have been given lists of such electors.
Anindita Mitra told that all the Returning Officers (RO's) of the district have been instructed that the differently abled electors would be provided extra time as well as separate queues to cast their votes. We will provide every kind of help to them for casting votes. She said that ramps had already been provided, provisions for wheel-chairs and stools would also be made at all these booths before the day of polling.( APS Brar)