Salient decisions of meeting with BDOs, SDOs today

• All Bdos must come into election mode now. Ensure that the election office in block and Subdivision offices are strengthened with the presence of efficient and active staff, email connectivity and system of regular checking of emails by the BDOs personally, all reports through email only.
• All officers must keep a copy of Sector Officers check list and ROs check list with him, carefully read these in addition to compendium on conduct of elections.
• Sector personnel to be identified and appointed as such by ROs before 21st February so that their training may be started. Collect images for issuing photo ID cards to all of them during the training. Sub sectors can be formed wherever number of booths in a sector is greater than 10 booths including auxiliary. Sub sector can be manned by LDA rank staff.
• Update the information on polling stations, auxiliaries, premises, verification of PSLs and follow up on shortcomings in infrastructure on drinking water, sanitation, doors & windows, approach roads and double entry exit out of SSM, NREGA, TSC and other development funds.
• Distribute all EPICs, destroy defected and old EPICs, plan coverage of non image and non epic electors. Target 100 % status.
• Follow up on Vulnerability mapping, arrest of wanted, NBW executions, confidence building measures etc. Close liaison with Police is emphasised.
• Identify teams for MCC, Expenditure monitoring, video squads well before announcement of elections and get them trained.
• Take preparatory steps for immediate implementation of MCC immediately after press note.
• Polling personnel database must be refined to filter names who are required to be exempted based on health problems and get them examined at Medical Board well in advance. No need to compel bed ridden employees to appear before the board. Rather, authenticated treatment documents may be examined by Board. Thorough checking of data is also required.
• All staff and officers under orders of transfers must be released.
• Continuous updation work to be undertaken at ERO level, not at the block. Update register and pass specific orders.
• Finalise routes and map of the routes for GIS purpose.

Formal minutes will be issued from election section.