Rajnish Sareen
Nawanshahr, March 20,2019 : Under the vigourous SVEEP campaign, currently underway in the district, the distroct administration , today, drdicated the whole day to mobilise Persons with disability ( PWD ) to exercise their franchise .
A sports meet , in which PWD voters, participated with zeal, was organised here at ITI grounds. The event was aimed at ensuring equal and full participation of every strata of life in polling during ensuing Lok Sabha election.
District Nodal Officer for SVEEP cum ADC( G) Mrs. Anupam Kler accompanied by SDM Nawanshahr Dr. Veneet Kumar who was the planner of the day, said that in continuity of our efforts to ensure participation of each and every voter in the festival of democracy, this was the third successful activity, during the last 15 days.
Earlier, Voter Awareness Signature Campaign and Awareness March with the participation of third gender voters were organised collectively in the district, she added.
She said that in the coming days several activities had been scheduled to mobilise the voters. On March 23rd, a special skit would be staged at the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh to commemirate the martyrdom day.
She said that today it was a pleasant day for all the PWD participants, in the various events scheduled at ITI ground, be it was Tri-Cycle race for male and females or lemon race. The participants took part in the various events with enthusiasm. The winners up to first three positions were given certificates with medals. Sports department officials were roped in to ensure proper numbering.
She added that so far as many as 4723 PWD voters have been identified in the district to whom all the assured minimum facilities like transportation to the booth, wheel chair, ramp or assistance of deputing a volunteer with them, would be ensured for PWD voters
Apart from that a mobile PWD App has also been lunched by the election commission that can help the family members of PWD voters to seek any kind of polling related assistance by getting enrolled on it.
Others who were present there to make the sports day for special people successful, included DSSO Santosh Virdi, DPO Manjeet Kaur, DSO Cum Handball Coach Kulwinder Singh, Election Tehsildar Harish Kumar, Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr. Balwinder Singh, District Guidance Counselor Vipan Kumar and District Science Supervisor Dr. Surinder Pal Agnihotri.