ERO level standing committee

With approval of ECI, we are going to issue an instruction that each of the 294 EROs will form immediately an ERO-level standing committee of all recognised political parties. Their functions would be as follows:
1. To ensure transparency in the disposal of applications in forms 6, 7 , 8. 8A received by EROs/VRCs(in Kolkata/S-24Pg) under continuous updation
2. Oversee computerised tracking of the disposals so as to ensure that all applications received till one month before first date of nomination are accepted or rejected with clear reasons.
3. Take necessary supervisory action in respect of BLO-BLA meetings already organised or to recommend holding of further such booth-level meeting to DEO.

- We hope to issue the official circular within a day or two.
CEO

Burdwan and Hoogly: Examples of Great MCC Supporters !

Today (6.3.09) morning I saw in Anandabazar that there was a picture of a political graphiti on the walls of a Govt Building. I sent an SMS to DM Burdwan stating that a notice be issued by 3 pm that either the party erases the wall writing within 24 hours or else we file FIR in thana.

DM reports by SMS that wall writing is removed by 11 am; he sends me photo of cleaned wall by  3 pm through email.

Well done Manish Jain !! Is everybody seeing? How about our own district MCC squads, are they seeing?

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 DM Hoogly> Maintaining MCC Violation Register party-wise>sending reports daily to me, from first date of press release > already intervened and stopped MCC violation in at least two cases.

Well done Neelam Meena. Are other DMs seeing?

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CEO

6.3.2009

Meeting of ADMs/AddlDEOs & OC(Comm) in Kolkata on Monday the 9th March09

We'd asked for PIN/Communication details in prescribed proforma by 10.3.09. But 10.3.09 is a holiday. So we wish to have the report by 9.3.09. We also wish to conduct a quick workshop on information management so that we can build up a personnel infrastructure for daily reports on the following from every district:

- Daily instances of Model Code violation and action taken thereon

- Daily figures on EPIC distribution

-Daily figures on Continuous Updation

- Daily figures on Nomination (when it starts)

-Daily figures on Observer reporting (when it begins)

-Daily transmission of affidavits filed by candidates (when it begins)

-Other communication strategy

I will hold a meeting on 9.3.09 at 12 noon at our office.  Each district magistrate may please nominate (i) ADM(Election) and (ii) One Computer savyy OC(Communication).

For Kolkata: DLRS may pl nominate (i) Jt DLRS, Shri Sen (ii) One Computer Savyy OC(Communication); RO (Kolkata Uttar) may please nominate (i) Shri Saik Ahmed and (ii) One computer savyy OC (Communication)

-CEO,WB 

District Information Report: Missing Districts

In yesterday's (4.3.2009) VC, I requested all DM/DEOs to send the District Information Reports by today.

We don't seem to have received the reports from the following districts:-

1. Malda

2. Murshidabad

3. North 24-Paraganas

4. Kolkata

Defaulting DEOs must send these at once, please.

-CEO

District-Wise Information

We'd wanted district-wise information in a prescribed format by 25.2.2009.

The official letter of this office had memo no. 081/JSSG/ dt 23.2.09.

Only two districts* have sent the information so far.

I received a phone call from the Commission urging immediate reply.

All DEOs are requested to send the information to Shri S.Gosh, Jt CEO, by 3.3.09.

-CEO

*West Midnapore and Uttar Dinajpur

For DMs of Burdwan/Presidency Divisions

We are having a VC on 4.3.2009 at 12 noon through the ROT/SIT Terminals.

The VC has been fixed with Chief Secy's approval.

It seems that P&RD had planned a Divisional Review Meeting on 4.3.09.

I've talked to the Principal Secy, P&RD.

He has agreed that in the P&RD meeting of some districts scheduled on 4.3.09, DMs need not attend: AEOs may do so.

So all DMs and SDOs, BDOs, ADM(El), etc will please attend the VC on 4.3.09 as scheduled.

-CEO

Meeting by DMs with SP & Mobile Service Providers: Report by 5.3.09

I'd requested in my no. 47 dt 20.2.2009 to hold a meeting with mobile service providers & SP to identify mobile shadow zones.

As directed by the ECI, a report on this must reach us by 5.3.09. (Recall that I'll be having BDO/SDO/DM VC the day before, on 4.3.09)

I myself held a state-level meeting here in Kolkata on 28.2.09; I give below a few points for DMs:-

(i) In some cases, BSNL / Mobile Service Providers cannot commission towers due to lack of power, GP Permission, Municipal Permission or Land Permission. Tea Garden areas are also some problems. DM may intervene keeping such towers in view that will be commissioned before the General Elections.

(ii) Theft and interference with running/ projects are a problem. Till the elections, OCs of Police Stations should be sensitised to help them whenever requested.

(iii) I was told that some service providers may not have senior technical executives at the district level. As such, DMs may hold the meetings with the nominated local representative of the service providers.

-CEO