It’s all across negative news flowing from Bihar, yes its
elections season and nobody is different in elections.
Every another day there
is a news of new low. Everyone is trying
to get over floating marginal votes that will make victory. Out of all
negativity there is positive piece of news to share. As per thebetterindia.com
“Seven polling booths in Gaya will be headed by all-women
teams during assembly elections this time. From the booth in charge, to the web
cam-operator, every official will be a woman”
Women government servants were often exempted from polling
station duties and have mostly been asked to do secretarial work, until now, in
Bihar. But, in a first of its kind move, polling booths in Gaya will be run by
all-women teams this election.
Seven polling stations in the city have been selected to be
headed by all-women teams on October 16, in the Assembly elections. Four of
these polling stations will be set up in Gaya College while other three would
be located in Mahavir Inter College.
From presiding officers and polling officers to other support
staff such as micro-observers and webcam operators, all the officials at these
polling stations will be women.
Not only this, women personnel have been requested from the
Central forces, who will provide security cover for the polling booths. Fifty
women who have come forward to take up the task are being given intensive
training.
The decision required a special approval from the Election
Commission of India since the allotment of duties had to be done from the
volunteers unlike other poll booths that follow the computerized system of duty
allocation.
