Q. With reference to the EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) number, consider the following statements:
1.It operates under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
2.ECI-VoteTrack is responsible for generating and managing EPIC numbers.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is correct. The EPIC system was introduced in 1993 to enhance the integrity of the electoral process. The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, provide the legal framework for electoral roll management, under which the EPIC system operates.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The EPIC number is generated digitally through ERONET, a web-based platform used to manage voter registration, migration, and removal of names from electoral rolls.
Source: The Hindu
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