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Elections in Bihar are on the head and the Election Commission is also fully active about it. At the time of elections, the role of various officers and employees becomes important. In which the first name of BLO comes at the initial level. From making voter cards to checking the voter list, the BLO has many works. In such a situation, let us know how much salary they get…
Recently there was a big relief news for Bihar’s booth level officers (BLO). Recognizing their hard work, the Election Commission has announced an increase in their honorarium. Now Blo will get double salary compared to before. Apart from this, it has been decided to give them more remuneration in some special election campaigns.
The BLO will now get a remuneration of 12 thousand rupees annually. Earlier it was only 6 thousand rupees. Similarly, the honorarium of BLO Supervisor i.e. Supervisor has also been increased from 12 thousand to 18 thousand rupees. The special thing is that the BLO working in the special revision campaign of the voter list will now be given 2000 rupees instead of 1000.
The Election Commission has also stated that BLO and Assistant BLOs are the backbone of electoral system. Only with their hard work and accurate information, the correct form of the voter list is prepared. The Commission has taken this decision after about 10 years, as the BLO’s remuneration was revised last time in 2015. Now that electoral awareness is increasing across the country and the use of digital platforms is also increasing rapidly, BLO’s responsibilities have increased further.
What is work?
The work of BLO is not just to fill the voter list, but they go door-to-door information. They have to see who has been a new voter in the area, whose name is to be removed, or to correct someone’s name or address. Along with this, if a person is disabled, elderly or female voter, then it is also the responsibility of Blo to help them.
The BLO is given the responsibility of filling and checking documents like Form-6, Form-7 and Form-8. Apart from this, they also work to see arrangements at the booth at the time of elections, inform the voters and solve any problem. The presence of BLO keeps the system of polling stations smooth.
This deployment of BLO is mainly done among teachers, Anganwadi servants, health workers or other government employees. They are assigned a booth near their home or work area, so that they can identify and work better to the local people. Many times the BLO is also included in the Voter Awareness.
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