“ELCs will empower the Youth to uphold Truth and Strengthen Democracy”: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The Election Commission of India held its fourth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) and ECINet in Goa, where CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlighted ELC 2.0's role in strengthening electoral literacy among nearly 25 crore school students and 4.33 crore higher-education students across India.
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In Simple Words
The Election Commission of India (ECI) held its fourth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) and ECINet in Goa. CEC Gyanesh Kumar said ELCs would help strengthen India's democracy by educating students on electoral processes.
ELC 2.0, with the tagline 'Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy,' uses the ECINet digital platform to reach India's roughly 15 lakh schools with 25 crore students and nearly 1,500 universities with 4.33 crore students. The CEC was on a two-day Goa visit that also included interaction with over 1,000 Booth Level Officers.
Key Points
- ECI held its fourth regional conference on ELC 2.0 and ECINet in Goa
- CEC Gyanesh Kumar said Electoral Literacy Clubs will help strengthen India's democracy
- ELC 2.0's tagline is 'Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy.'
- India has approximately 15 lakh schools with nearly 25 crore students and over 1 crore teachers
- Higher education sector has nearly 1,500 universities and around 70,000 institutions with 4.33 crore students
- ECINet is a unified digital platform for election-related services from roll to poll
- The CEC interacted with over 1,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the two-day Goa visit
- The interaction also covered the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Goa
Exam Angle
A. Nearly 25 crore students across approximately 15 lakh schools.
Source: Press Information Bureau