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States » NorthPosted at: Oct 25 2020 6:37PM


Punjab edu dept directs to set up electoral literacy clubs in schools

Chandigarh, Oct 25 (UNI) Punjab school education department has directed to set up electoral literacy clubs (ELCs) in all schools of the state to sensitize the students about the right to vote and make them aware of the election process.
Referring to the Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla's insistence on using every opportunity to uplift the intellectual level of the students, a spokesperson of the school education department said that through the activities in these clubs the students will be informed about the election rights, election process and registration of elections beside essay writing, poster making and slogan writing competitions about democratic rights will be conducted .These clubs will be based on students from IX to XII grade. A nodal officer will be appointed at the school level for each club.
According to the spokesperson, the IX class would be given activities on the importance of elections, Indian electoral system, features of Indian electoral system, Election Commission,
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