Officials for Election Duty Requisition, Seniority, Exempted Category and other related issues etc. regarding. Date 07.06.2023

 Officials for Election Duty Requisition, Seniority, Exempted Category and other related issues etc. regarding. Date 07.06.2023

STAFF TO BE EXEMPTED:

10.1 The Commission has exempted certain categories of personnel from being requisitioned for election duty in view of essential nature of duties/service discharged by them. They are as follows:

(i) Senior officers of the Indian Forest Service

(ii) Medical staff including doctors, nurses, ANMs etc. (except on health-related election duty)

(iii) Ayurvedic Medical Officer (AMO), Unani Medical Officer (UMO) and Homoeopathic Medical Officer (HMO) of AYUSH Department (except on health- related election duty)

(iv) Doctors and Compounders working in veterinary hospitals.

(v) Territorial Staff of Forest Department..

(vi) Staff of All India Radio and Doordarshan.

(vii) Officers of Food Corporation of India

(viii) Officers of rural branch of Commercial Banks if it is a single-officer branch

(ix) Operational officers/staff of UPSC

10.2 Official due to retire within 6 months' time or who has already retired but is on extension of service or re-employed should not be requisitioned for any election related duty.

10.3 The operational/technical staff of BSNL, MTNL, Electricity companies will be requisitioned for election duty only in unavoidable circumstances. However, they can be requisitioned to perform duty related to their department for election purpose.

10.4 Employees of Banks and LIC will be drafted on regular election duty to the minimum extent possible and only in constituencies where there is inadequate number of manpower or in emergent circumstances such as strike etc. However, they can be requisitioned to perform duty of micro observers.

10.5 The present practice of obtaining the prior approval of the High Court before engaging Judicial Officers/staff, under exceptional circumstances,for election work should continue.