ACEO reviews election readiness of essential services departments
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 6 Nov: Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) Dr Vijay Kumar Jogdande today chaired a meeting with the departments, offices and the undertakings proposed to be notified under the category of essential services in view of the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly General Elections 2027. The meeting was held at the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Auditorium in the Secretariat here.
During the meeting, Dr Jogdande directed all the departments associated with essential services to submit the list of their personnel at the earliest. The exercise is being undertaken to facilitate election-related arrangements and ensure that the employees engaged in essential services are also able to participate in the electoral process without affecting their official responsibilities.
The Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) also instructed all the departments related to essential services to designate a senior officer at the headquarters level for facilitating voting through postal ballots for personnel deployed on duty on polling day. He said the objective of the entire exercise is to ensure 100 per cent participation of eligible personnel in the voting process.
Dr Jogdande emphasised the need for timely coordination among all the departments concerned so that the arrangements for postal ballot voting can be completed smoothly and efficiently ahead of the elections.
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Kishan Singh Negi was also present at the meeting. Officials from various departments, including police, fire services, SDRF, health, food and civil supplies, transport, animal husbandry, information and public relations, Doordarshan Kendra, energy and drinking water departments, participated in the discussions.
