Collector and District Electoral Officer Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi on Thursday said that the Social Media tools such as Facebook and Twitter would be utilised to reach the voters under ‘Voter Awareness Drive’ in the city.
The Collector in a meeting held here, stated that the Voter Awareness Drive would be made more effective and broad based through the help of schools, colleges, NCC and NSS besides other holding of programmes. This apart, Pardeshi directed officials that attractive hoardings with messages on voter awareness must be put up at different localities of the city.
He also directed that competitions on painting, essays and Rangoli be held for generate voter awareness in all schools of the city. The Collector also directed officials to generate awareness among voters regarding ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Pardeshi told the officials to also involve Hidayatullah National law University, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and the medical colleges to link them with the ‘Systematic Voters Education And Electoral Participation’ (SVEEP) programme.
It was also decided in the meeting that hoardings on voter awareness be put up under the ‘Voter Awareness Drive’ in Jayastambh Chowk, Amanaka, Moudhapara, Railway Station, Airport, Tatibandh, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Pachpedi Naka and various colleges in Raipur city besides various locations in Naya Raipur. The Collector also directed that hoardings on Voter Awareness Drive also be put up in locations around Raipur city.