Teachers trained for election work
The Hindu
7,212 teachers participate across Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur
The first phase of training for 7,212 teachers on election-related work was organised by the district administrations in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur at government schools and community centres on Monday as part of the upcoming urban local bodies elections that will be held on February 19.
With the model code of conduct coming into force after the announcement of the local bodies elections, the administrations led by the Collectors have been reviewing poll preparedness in the districts. Monday’s training session for teachers is also a continuation of such poll-related exercises by the district administrations.
These teachers will be mainly deployed as polling booth officials on February 19. A total of 42 local bodies, consisting of 16 municipalities, 25 town panchayats and one corporation (Vellore City Corporation), will go to polls.