State Election Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Thakur Ram Singh held a secretary-level meeting at the commission’s office on Thursday to review the preparation for three-tier Panchayat and civic bodies elections due in December-January 2019-20.
Secretary general administration department D.D. Singh, special secretary urban administration Alarmelmangai D, deputy secretary-cum director Jitendra Shukla, and senior officials of revenue and natural calamity management department and government printing press were present.
The discussions were held on the necessary amendment in the Municipal Corporation Acts and Rules, number of Panchayats, reservation, delimitations, and other Acts and Rules related to the election. The meeting also discussed the appointment of returning officers from State Administrative Cadre, proposal for honorarium to be given, vehicle arrangement and arrangement for the observers with the general administration department.
It was also decided that revenue department will provide Tehsildhars and naib tehsildhars as returning officers while the government printing press will print the ballot paper along with other necessary materials for the conduct of election.
The state government has already brought ordinance to hold the election of Mayor and chairman indirectly while the elections will be held through ballot papers.