Contemplating to use EVMs in local body polls: Srinivasachari
Election Commissioners' Conference
Mysuru: The Election Commission's Commissioner Srinivasachari has said that the idea of using EVM machine for the upcoming local bodies elections is being discussed.
He was addressing media persons after attending the 27th Conference of Election Commissioners of the various states of the country on Tuesday at Lalit Mahal Hotel in the city.
Usage of EVMs in local body elections in the state is being considered. However, the cost of the project is quite high, and hence a proposal has been submitted to the government.
This conference is held every year. The election commissioners from various states discuss regarding how did they conduct elections and what all the challenges they faced.
In the local body elections in Gujarat, online nomination and online voting were held. The facility of the submission of papers online has been allowed in Maharashtra as well. Can this system be brought in the state? What would be its pros and cons, all these discussions are being held; he informed.
Indelible ink that is used in elections gets manufactured in Mysuru. It is not possible for any other organization to produce such a standard quality of ink. He was replying to a query that whether the same ink would be used in the Madhya Pradesh elections.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
