Q. In the context of efforts of Election Commission of India (ECI) to improve voters’ awareness and voters’ turnout in election, consider the following statements:
1. Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) is a joint initiative of ECI and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
2. “Accessible elections” initiative mainly aims to promote the electoral participation of tribal people.
3. The ECI launched Model Polling Stations (MPS) to provide basic minimum facilities to voters in the polling booth.
How many of the above-given statements are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) is the flagship program of the Election Commission of India (not a joint initiative with Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India.
Statement 2 is incorrect: While it is true that Accessible elections is an initiative launched by Election Commission of India, It aims to improve the participation of Disabled/ Differently abled people in election by Construction of ramps, entering polling stations without waiting in the queue and facility granted to take wheelchairs inside polling stations.
Statement 3 is correct: The Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced the concept of Model Polling Stations (MPS) to provide basic minimum facilities to voters in the polling booth. MPS is believed to improve the voter turnout in the election process.
