New assignment as Secretary to State Government after working as District Magistrate in Nadia and Burdwan.

State Govt posted me as Secretary in Health department yesterday. After getting supertime scale of IAS I was promoted to Secretary in January 2013. It's pride to get status as Secretary to the State Govt., more challenges and opportunities to serve the people.
It has been wonderful experience to work in the field as ADM in Coochbehar and Hooghly from 2001 to 2006. Thereafter District Magistrate Nadia from October 2006 to March 2010 and Burdwan from March 2010 to August 2013, completing 82 months uninterrupted. I feel satisfied about my assignments in the field as District Officer. Intensive touring, interaction with cross section of society and adoptive innovative approaches has been very helpful to give me great satisfaction. I sincerely thank all those associated, colleagues and general public for their love, affection and encouragement.
Team Burdwan blog title is changed now onwards but team spirit will always remain.

Helpline to Polling Personnel and others - check www.bwnpge2013.org for General Panchayat Election 2013 in Burdwan

Our web pages launched fro GPE 2013 have been very useful and liked by people during Nomination process. Now, we have decided to upload all information on different administrative arrangements and helplines for the use of all those deputed for election duties.

Interested person can get information and help on :-

• Location and contact numbers of DCRCs at Blocks where polling personnel are required to report. Contact phone numbers are available to communicate in case of any exigency.
• Transport arrangements to pick up from Railway Stations or main Bus stands to DCRCs and back after poll duty is over. Routes, timings of departure and contact persons to help are noted. There will be help counters at important halting stands/ stations.
• Medical arrangements from Primary Health Centres onwards up to District Hospital. Control room numbers of CMOH/ ACMOH at Sub division are available. In case of any emergecy, help may be sought.
• Disaster Management Teams are being deployed in all low lying areas and flood prone GPs with trained Civil Defence volunteers for rescue and relief measures. Contact numbers and names of volunteers are available on the website.
• General contact numbers of election machinery at Blocks and district are also given.
• Public information on Poll day will also be made available.

Log on at www.bwnpge2013.org

Some of the latest orders from SEC West Bengal regarding General Panchayat Election 2013

1. At booths where only ZP seat election is being held due to uncontested GP and PS seats, there will be one less polling party i.e. one Presiding Officer plus three Polling Officers in place of 1+4 at other places.
2. If any elector refuses to vote for GP or PS seats, he will not be issued ballot paper at all. That means, voter has to accept all three ballot papers and vote or keep it blank as per his choice and drop in ballot box.
3. Only one vehicle each Sub division per political party will be issued permits by SDOs for 14th and 15th July. ZP Candidates can also get permission for use of one vehicle to ply in their ZP constituency area. NO outsider will be allowed to move in an area where he is not elector. However, there is no restriction on staying in block/ district party offices.
4. Those on Ramadan fast will be given opportunity to vote on priority. Arrangements will be made for Ramadan to all poll officers from Muslim community being deployed so that they can get fruits and other food items at booths with the help of Mid Day Meal cooks.
5. Dedicated Disaster Management and Rescue Teams shall be deputed in each Panchayat locality which is vulnerable to water logging and submergence in low lying areas. Teams will have boats, tractors, rescue equipments and relief stock at their disposal.
6. Round the clock medical team arrangements at each Primary Health centres upwards up to SD hospitals shall be made by CMOH. Additional Medical Officers to be deployed in PHCs so that MO is available round the clock on 14th July morning to 16th July afternoon. Control rooms at CMOH/ACMOH level will monitor the arrangements. Ambulances attached to health units shall be available for emergency situations. No separate medical teams shall be stationed at DCRC, Sectors or other places. Medical kits are being provided to all Polling booths, sectors and DCRC.
7. WBSEDCL will ensure maintenance teams to ensure uninterrupted supply on Poll day.
8. Poll day is declared as dry day, all excise shops will remain closed.
9. Adequate security arrangements at all booths and area is being ensured. Central/ State armed forces are likely to reach district from first phase on 12th July late evening and will be deployed on 13th July in blocks for area domination and confidence building measures. All sensitive booths will have minimum two armed constable, in addition to adequate armed police at sectors covering 8-10 booths, RT mobiles, QRT teams and HRFS. Details on security arrangements are being worked out by Police authorities.