The dates of the State Assembly elections are yet to be announced but administrative preparations for the same are in full swing. The returning officers and other officials concerned with the election process were imparted training pertaining to the nomination process during the Assembly elections here on Monday at the meeting hall of the collectorate.
During the training Bhopal Collector Nishant Warwade advised the officials to minutely study the directives of the Election Commission (EC) to know and understand them better.
After the Tl meeting on Monday training would be imparted to the returning officers and other officials, Warwade added.
Deputy District Returning Officer (DDRO) and Additional Collector Akshay Singh informed about the EC orders and regulation about the election process.
Earlier in the day Warwade while addressing the Tl meeting, told the officials that it was the responsibility of the office heads that the names of their employees and officials should compulsorily be included in the electoral rolls. Database of all the employees and officials was being made hence the name of all officials and employees should be in it, he added.
Warwade further informed that EC instructions should be followed with seriousness. The Tl meeting was held to discuss the election related works at the collectorate.
DDRO Akshay Singh said that the database of over 12,000 employees and officials have been prepared till now and the EPIC of only 7,000 of them have been received.
Warwade said that those who have failed to submit the information pertaining to the EPIC of their subordinates till now should immediately submit it.
If the names of their officials and employees were not included in the voter rolls than the required form should be filled and their name be included in the voter roll, this is responsibility of office head, he added.