Mohali Admin to rope in voluntary services of RAPIDO for free transportation of PwD/Senior citizen voters
DC Aashika Jain Expressed Gratitude to CEO Punjab for Considering Mohali as one of the beneficiary district
Babushahi Bureau
Mohali, April 23, 2024: In its ongoing endeavours to increase the voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections-2024, the District Administration Mohali to rope in the voluntary services of RAPIDO (Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited) for free transportation of PwD and Senior Citizen Voters.
Divulging details, the Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain who herself leading from the front the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) drive in the district, said that the RAPIDO has approached the Punjab Chief Electoral Officer, Sibin C for offering its' transportation services on the Poll day in Punjab as like its' drive with Maharashtra, Gujarat and Jharkhand.
The Punjab CEO has given his consent to the proposal mooted by the RAPIDO and asked five districts to further explore the idea with the use of the services on Poll Day.
Deputy Commissioner Jain while extending her gratitude to the Punjab CEO for considering SAS Nagar (Mohali) district as one of the beneficiary districts, said that the free transportation services being offered by the RAPIDO will be helpful for those voters who need it.
She said that the Assistant Returning officers-cum-SDMs, Regional Transport Officer and Nodal Officer for PwD voters have been asked to coordinate with the RAPIDO for judicious use of the free ride for PwD and Senior Citizen voters to concerned polling booths.
The other Punjab districts that have been kept in the loop for the RAPIDO offer included Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Ludhiana.