S. Irfan (PTI2_24_2020_000071B)
College kids in Uttar Pradesh will quickly be writing to their mother and father saying, “My future is linked with a powerful democracy of the nation and for this I would love you to pledge to verify your names within the voter checklist and absolutely vote within the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.”
That is the initiative of the Election Fee (EC) underneath which the Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer, Navdeep Rinwa, has roped within the district administration and the Training division to go all out to extend the voter turnout in order to convey it on a par with the nationwide common.
The measure is a part of EC’s SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Training and Electoral Participation) initiative, officers mentioned.
The workplace of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer has written to the Director Basic (college training) searching for assist of college kids of Uttar Pradesh in writing letters to their mother and father.
Dad and mom may even be requested to signal a “pledge letter” to make sure that they and all eligible members of their household use their proper to vote in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Each mother and father would signal the pledge letter offering their handle, cell quantity and e-mail id.
Pratap Singh Baghel, Director, Uttar Pradesh Primary Training, has despatched a letter to all fundamental shiksha adhikaris (BSAs) to obtain tender copies of comics, that are a related and irreplaceable outreach medium, even on this age of digital media.
The initiative additionally has a ‘comedian contact’ with characters like Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu, getting used to convey election-related info creatively, officers added.
They are going to be used to inspire all 1.9 crore college kids related to the Uttar Pradesh Primary Training Division in writing shifting letters to their mother and father to take part enthusiastically within the electoral course of.
With a major following amongst kids and youngsters, this medium permits the EC to successfully interact with the youth, fostering a way of knowledgeable and accountable citizenship from an early age, officers mentioned.
The initiative is vital as a result of Uttar Pradesh has been falling in need of the nationwide common for successive normal elections.
In 2019, Uttar Pradesh’s ballot share was 59.21 per cent as in opposition to the nationwide common of 67.4 per cent.
Equally in 2014, voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh was 58.44 per cent in opposition to the nation’s common of 66.44 per cent.