One more motivational move for divyangajan electors in Punjab….here is how…

NewsBharati    21-Mar-2019
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Chandigarh, March 21:
The office of the Punjab CEO has called for expression of interest for the development of the application. It has also proposed a video-calling facility for the divyangajans who have speech, hearing-impaired community to interact with the authorities to clarify their queries or file complaints, an official said. 

 

A sign-language mobile application for hearing-impaired voters of Punjab will be developed to help them make informed decisions in the general election, state Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said.

The Election Commission of India has issued directions to facilitate the differently-abled electors and motivate them to be a part of the elections.


The initiative is also intended to share information regarding voters' rights and responsibilities. It will help them to make informed decisions in choosing their representatives and leaders
With the help of this application, the speech-impaired voters will get information like polling booth number. The sign language, which they can easily understand, will be used, Raju said.

According to the Census, Punjab has about 1.70 lakh citizens in the category of 'hard of hearing'. Out of them, around 5,800 have been registered as speech/hearing-impaired voters in the electoral roll. The state has a total of around 70,000 voters in the category of persons with disabilities (PWD).