Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Monday administered pledge to all the officials and employees of Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan) on the occasion of National Voters Day.
Expressing complete faith in the Constitution, officials and employees pledged to uphold the constitutional traditions of the nation. Chief Secretary administered them the pledge to ensure independent, unbiased and peaceful elections by fearlessly exercise their right to vote, without coming under the influence of religion, sect, cast, community, language or other temptation.
On the occasion, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Agriculture Department Ajay Singh, ACS of PHE NK Aswal, School Education Department Secretary Subrat Sahu, Health Department Secretary Richa Sharma, Cooperatives Department Secretary DD Singh, labour Department Secretary Jiten Kumar, Planning Finance and Statistics Department Joint Secretary Alok Awasthi, Joint Secretary of Revenue Department P Nihlani, Commissioner Health Services Avinash Champawat, Deputy Secretary of Industry and Commerce Department Sharda Verma, Chief Security Officer of Mantralaya KS Choudhary, Chairman of Secretariat Employees Association Kirtivardhan Upadhyay and other officials employees were also present.
It is noteworthy that as per the instructions of Election Commission of India, National Voters Day is observed on January 25 every year to create awareness among voters.