EC Arora inaugurates EVM manufacturing facility

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New Delhi : The Election Commissioner (EC) Sunil Arora on July 19, 2018, visited Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore. BEL has established state-of-the-art secure manufacturing facilities for manufacture of digital certified EVM/VVPATs as per the advise of Technical Experts Committee of ECI.

EC Arora also reviewed the status of Progress of production of EVMs and VVPATs. He visited BEL factory complex where he was shown the different stages of manufacturing process of EVMs and VVPATs. During his visit, Arora inaugurated one of the newly set up secured manufacturing facility for EVM production at Military communication Strategic Business Unit at BEL Bangalore Complex, according to a PIB release.

Arora also inaugurated a three- day workshop cum training programme for the Chief Electoral Officers. Braille EPICards were distributed for the first time in Karnataka to four visually impaired voters.  Umesh Sinha, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Sanjiv Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, were present at the function.