VVPAT supply for 2019 LS polls on track: EC

ChinmayaIAS Academy - Current Affairs September 27, 2018 Governance, GS-II Leave a comment 533 Views

The Election Commission on Wednesday said the supply of VVPATs for use in the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 was on track and that it was committed to 100% deployment of machines at all polling stations in the future. The Commission has placed an order of 17.45 lakh VVPATs to Bharat Electronics Limited and Electronics Corporation of India Limited for use in the coming Lok Sabha elections. “Till date, 9.45 lakh units have been produced,” said the Commission.

Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/vvpat-supply-for-2019-ls-polls-on-track-ec/article25052974.ece

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