CS reviews administrative preparation for Assembly polls

| | RAIPUR | in Raipur

Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Ajay Singh took administrative preparation review meeting with all department officers at Secretariat (Mahanadi Bhawan) on Wednesday related to scheduled State Assembly general election 2018 in the State.

He also fixed the responsibility of the officials for the election. The direction was given to officials for creating awareness for electors through drive at government officials and public places.

All District Electoral Officers website would be update time to time for which Information Technology department, State Information Officer and National Informatics Centre officials would be responsible, he directed.

Chief Secretary Ajay Singh fixed the responsibility of ensuring drinking water facility in all the polling centres of state to Public Health Engineering Department officers. The comfort station (toilet) facilities would be ensured by Panchayat and Rural development and urban development department at the polling centres. Energy department would ensure power supply in all the polling booths and centres.

As per directive, in all the districts of state, the Information Technology department and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) would ensure connectivity. Public Works department, Panchayat and Forest Department would work for maintenance of the road network. 

In the Left Wing Extremism affected areas, all the preparations for the election related necessary works would be done through Home department.

During the election period, Excise and Home department would work in coordination to control the illegal sale of liquor and carrying cash for which immediate seizure and other related necessary action has to be taken. Home department would also ensure immediate action on the election related any crime.

Director General of Police A. N. Upadhayay, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Sunil Kujur, ACS forest department C.K. Khetan, Rural Development department secretary R P Mandal, Finance and home department Principal Secretary Amitabh Jain, General administration department secretary Reeta Shandilya, revenue department secretary N K Xaxa, BSNL, NIC among other senior officials were present.