A delegation of Chhattisgarh State Teachers Federation, in a memorandum submitted to the District Electoral Officer alleging payment of less amount of honorarium to the officers and employees deployed in election works, has demanded honorarium as per the order of the Election Commission of India, issued on February 28.
District Electoral Officer Sunil Jain, after perusal of the order, said that proposal would be sent to the Government for payment of honorarium as per eligibility.
State president of the Federation, Rajesh Chatterjee, General Secretary Chetan Verma, District president Devendra Banchhor, District General Secretary Krishnakumar Dhurandhar and State Spokesperson B Das Gupta said that honorarium on election duty has been fixed in the election commission order.
As per the order, Presiding Officer has to get Rs350 per day and Rs150 for food, Polling Officer Rs250 and Rs150 for food. Counting supervisors and counting assistants will also get the same amount.
Office-bearers of the Federation said that as per Para 2 of the order payment should be made to employees who have attended training, received polling material
and deputed on counting of votes also.
They said that the presiding officers in the district have been given only Rs1,200 but as per the order, they should get a total Rs3,000. Similarly, polling officers are eligible to get total Rs2,400, but the District Election Office has paid only Rs900.
The Federation office-bearers held discussion with ADM Durg Sunil Jain over the payment of honorarium as per the order of the Election Commission. It was also discussed that as per Para 2 of the order of the Election Commission, master trainers and reserve employees are also eligible for honorarium.