The Election Commission (EC) has said it needs at least a year for a 바카라definite lead time바카라 of up to a year before implementation of 바카라One nation, one poll바카라 policy.
The EC has provided estimates to the Law Commission on the additional number of EVMs and VVPAT machines it would require if assembly and Lok Sabha polls are held simultaneously in 2024 and 2029, the report said.
The Election Commission (EC) has said it needs at least a year for a 바카라definite lead time바카라 of up to a year before implementation of 바카라One nation, one poll바카라 policy.
EC in its meeting with members of the law panel earlier this year, 바카라is learnt to have underlined the need for a 바카라definite lead time바카라 of up to a year before implementation, citing 바카라steep바카라 logistical challenges in manufacturing voting machines,바카라 reported IE.
The report quoting sources said 바카라in its feedback to the law panel earlier this year regarding the feasibility of conducting simultaneous polls, the EC flagged concerns about the global shortage of semiconductors and chips, which is an essential component for manufacturing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) & Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (or VVPAT) machines.바카라
It added: 바카라This shortage posed significant challenges in meeting the EC바카라s additional voting machine requirements (about 4 lakh) for just the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, not taking into account the additional number required for conducting all elections together.바카라
바카라They (EC) felt that a definite lead time of up to a year would be required for ramping up the voting machine production lines, keeping in view the current commitments of the two manufacturers (Bharat Electronic Ltd. and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd). Moreover, the shortage of semiconductors, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, has further messed up the timelines for EVM procurement,바카라 the report quoted a source as having said.
EC has never opposed the idea of holding simultaneous elections, as long as the logistical arrangements for EVM procurement are addressed, there is consensus among political parties, and there are corresponding amendments to the Constitution, the report mentions.
It added: 바카라The poll panel, however, wants six months to a year to prepare for it.바카라
Earlier, as well the EC had raised concerns about production challenges related to the semiconductor shortage.
This year in its submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law, and Justice, the poll panel attributed its inability to spend over 80 per cent of the budget allocated for procuring EVMs in 2022-2023, till January 31, to the global shortage of semiconductors, which resulted in delays in the machine manufacturing process, the report mentioned.
바카라The EC is firmly against roping in private manufacturers to increase production capacity, fearing potential damage to the credibility of the electoral process and public faith,바카라 it said.
The EC has provided estimates to the Law Commission on the additional number of EVMs and VVPAT machines it would require if assembly and Lok Sabha polls are held simultaneously in 2024 and 2029, it said.