City college students urged to exercise their franchise
The Hindu
Election Department organises an awareness programme for first time voters
The Election Department on Friday organised an awareness programme for first time voters at Bharathidasan Government College for Women.
Officers attached to the Electoral Registration Office (ERO-4) visited the college and spoke about the importance of exercising franchise. They urged the students to exercise their franchise whenever there is an opportunity. The programme was part of the efforts to ensure 100% participation of voters in the elections. More than 100 students participated in the awareness programme, an official release here said.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.