Useful informations ......

• List of micro observers sent to BDOs/SDOs by email. Please plan their stay and travel plan. All of them should not be accommodated at centralised place, but can be be booked guest houses of Govt departments wherever available.
• BLO can be used as runner in remote and inaccessible areas, mobile shadow zone. Payment shall be same as Assistance booth, which is Rs 175 per day plus Rs 100 for meal charges.
• More funds to BDOs has been sanctioned to meet election expenses.
• BSF in a meeting with DM Nadia at Krishnagar agreed to keep selected gates (Half of total) open from 6 am to 6 pm on poll day so that the genuine agricultural workers/ farmers can come to polling station to exercise their franchise as some of them might be having lands beyond fencing. In case of electors residing beyond fencing, BSF agreed to keep the gates along these villages/ polling stations of these electors opened from 5.30 am to 9 pm on poll day. BSF has also agreed to increase border vigil from P-1 to poll day so that the Indo Bangla Border is properly sealed. 
• Communication officers must be available in control rooms on P-1 and P day.
• Assistance booth can be manned by BLOs @ two persons per PSL upto four booths and three persons for more than four booths. Roll locator is under printing and shall be made available by 4th April 2009.
• DCRC training should be attended by all who are actually assigned duties on DCRC day.
• In urban areas DSWO has identified Braille educated electors. Sector officers may ask them to cast their vote in the first hour.
• Joint briefing of sector officers must be organised by 4th April 2009 latest by 3 pm, as police officers have been asked to attend IG's briefing at 4 pm on 4th April 2009.