Training for 217 BLOs from West Bengal along with 2 DEOs, 12 EROs commences at IIIDEM
One-Day Orientation Programme for Media and Social Media Nodal Officers and District PROs concludes
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, April 10 -
A two-Day National Training Programme comprising 2 DEOs, 12 EROs and 217 BLOs from West Bengal commenced at India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi today. This initiative forms part of the broader training plan for the capacity augmentation of grassroot election functionaries as envisaged by the Commission during the CEO’s Conference held at IIIDEM on March 4.
Media Officers from 28 States and 8 UTs participated in the orientation programme which aims to develop an effective communication strategy to ensure proactive information dissemination, counter misinformation, and promote voter awareness through various media platforms, in accordance with the legal framework i.e. the RP Act 1950 & 1951; Registration of Elector Rules 1960, Conduct of Election Rules 1961 and the instructions issued by ECI from time to time.
In his address, CEC Gyanesh Kumar while acknowledging the pivotal role of media as a key stakeholder in the electoral process, emphasized the importance of factual, timely and transparent communication in upholding the trust of voters in the electoral processes in a digitally mediated information world.