All SDOs please celebrate Netaji Subhas Jayanti at all Subdivision

Govt has decided to organise function tomorrow on the occasion of Deshatwa Diwas. Invite all as per standard protocol for republic day.

VC with all SDOs, ROs of Burdwan today - decisions

• All ROs to set up email checking system in their offices and also strengthen office management, including posting of personal staff to ROs.
• All polling station reports of shifting, verification, sector proposals etc to reach OC Election by 27th January 2011.
• NVD to be organised at all booths, EPIC distribution to be maximised through BLOs and wide publicity. Ensure presence of all political parties.
• All ARO/ RO proposals to freeze and final.
• Disposal of Continuous updation forms on weekly basis and send report through email.
• Follow up on LOR issues as per decisions of meeting on 16th January 2011 at CH Burdwan, improve performance of security proceedings.
• Meeting with OCs and BDOs by all ROs in next week to finalise sectors, complete VM and follow up on LOR.
• Complete verification of PP database and send data to district by 31st January 2011.
• Send proposals of DCRC by 31st January 2011 after discussing with police.
• All reports and circulars through email/ soft copies only, avoid fax reports.

Meeting with Police Officials on 25th January 2011 at 3 pm

SP Burdwan Mr H Kabir and I may hold a meeting with all Police Officials from Police Stations and Subdivisions regarding general law & order and election preparedness on 25th January 2011 at 3 pm. Any point which needs to be discussed may be emailed to my email by BDOs/ SDOs/ ROs please. All SDOs may refer to minutes of meeting with police officials held on 16th January 2011 at CH Burdwan and do follow up as per decisions there in.

Please send gmail accounts to my email

Please send Gmail accounts of all ROs/ BDOs, OC Election at Subdivisions to my email so that I can authorise them in the Gmail group. We'll allow the blog to authorised Gmail account holders only as its in public domain at present.

Meeting at Anamaya - Health Secretary West Bengal heard Doctors

Executive Magistrate court functioning must be effective and decisive to extend relief promptly

I have written several letters after Inspection of SDEM Courts that the disposal should be expeditious and decisive to extend relief to the petitioners at the quickest possible speed. Earlier notes are available on this blog. We organised training of EMs at district level and also issued formal orders.

I visited Sadar EM Court, examined case records of several cases filed by Police under section 107/109 CrPC. It is noted that in none of the cases I examined today, in presence of Ld SDEM, bonds under section 116 CrPC could be issued in last one year. There are bail bonds with surety, but no further steps to draw security proceedings could be initiated.

In view of General Elections to West Bengal Legislative Assembly 2011, preventive measures are required to be taken by the SDEMs/ SDOs in terms of directions of ECI. These includes security proceedings with bonds from the persons identified to be trouble mongers/ those who may disturb free, fair and peaceful electioneering process and also the habitual offenders/ persons of dangerous nature etc as provided under law. It is expected that all cases filed police are disposed immediately, within 30 to 45 days duration without further delay.

All Subdivisions must review the cases filed SDOs and take steps as per the orders.

NVD on 25th January 2011 - DEO Burdwan attends at Kalna

National Voters Day shall be celebrated throughout the country on 25th January 2011. In Burdwan district events to be organised at all booths where EPICs to new electors, one badge will be handed over to young electors. SDOs must attend at one of the booth in their areas. All EROs/ AEROs BDOs must also attend the function in their respective areas.

I am planning to attend the function in Kalna at a booth to be identified by SDO Kalna. All recognised political parties, media personnel may please be invited by the concerned election officials.

Meanwhile, ensure that all printed material, badges etc reach to the BLOs in time. Also, ensure that all EPICs of new electors are also sent to BLOs with proper distribution list by 24th January 2011.

SDOs/ EROs must review the arrangements personally. We may take stock of position on Friday through video conference.

Continuous updation applications must be disposed off in time - EROs please note

I got a report from OC Election today which indicates that out of 25 Assembly Constituencies in the district, 23 ACs got 2456 number of form 6 applications and 690 form 8 applications as on 18th January 2011. Two ACs, namely Jamuria and Baraboni registered ZERO applications.

Out of form 6 only one ERO, namely Bardhaman Dakshin only could accept 62 form 6 and 12 form 8 till date. In all other cases, applications are pending for disposal.

All EROs please note that ECI has directed them to ensure that wide publicity is given to provisions, applications are facilitated at ERO offices and all applications are disposed off promptly and personally by ERO concerned. We need to improve the position. Any delay on this matter is unfortunate and undesired. Please review the position in your ACs and take steps as per ECI directions. There should be system of redressal of grievances of petitions filed by electors at ERO level.

Meetings to review Election preparedness on every Friday at 4 pm through VC

I had meeting of OCs of Cells today to review the election preparedness where ADM Election was also present. As per the discussion, review meetings shall be held with SDOs and ROs from 4 pm onwards through VC on every Friday. BDOs may attend as per their convenience from block HQ. Areas of review in this week are :

1. Intensification of photo coverage by 25th January 2011, preparation of EPICs and their distribution.
2. National Voters Day celebrations - organise functions at each AC level by RO, at Subdivision by SDO and Booths by BLOs.
3. Execution of NBW, Preventive actions and Vulnerability Mapping.
4. Reports on Law & order issues and review of investigation of cases.
5. Finalisation of sectors, booths and DCRC locations.
6. Polling personnel database and manpower planning
7. Collection of gmail accounts of all ROs and Group mail system.
8. Misc issues