New Delhi,Apr 23 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a letter of intent for purchase of 16,15,000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) at an estimated cost of Rs 3,173 point 47-crore during 2017-18 and 2018-19 from PSUs BEL and ECIL, a release by the ECI said today. The letter of intent follows an approval by the Union Cabinet earlier this week for the purchase of VVPAT machines. In its letter sent to CMDs of ECIL and BEL on Friday (April 21), the Commission has communicated its intent for purchase 8,07,500 VVPATs from each PSUs by September 2018. MORE UNI AR SNU 1431