Shillong, March 27: The Office of Central Bureau of Communication, Field Office, Nongstoin under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India organized an Outreach Program on Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participations (SVEEP) yesterday at Nongstoin College, in collaboration with the Election Department, Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Govt. of Meghalaya, West Khasi Hills District.
Chief Guest, Shri H. Kerwood Thabah, ADC, West Khasi Hills said that voters’ education and electoral participation are integral parts of the democratic process while highlighting the need to understand the values of electoral participation, especially among the young voters or the youths. He also exhorted everyone to take active participation in the upcoming General Election to be held on 19th April 2024 in Meghalaya.
Resource Person, Shri P T Blah, Deputy Labour Commissioner who is also the master Trainer of the Election Department WKHD, Nongstoin, demonstrated the set of EVM & VVPAT Machines.
He enlightened the audience about ethical voting practices, legal provisions, and the use of technology such as Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs). On the Spot Quiz Competition based on the theme was also held on the occasion.
Slogan Writing and Short Speech competitions were also conducted on the theme. Winners of both the competitions were awarded certificates and cash prizes. Smt Delicia Jyrwa, Field Publicity Asst, CBC Nongstoin concluded the programme with the vote of thanks.
