Agartala, March 19 (IANS) To ensure error-free voter-lists and eliminate duplication of names, the Election Commission has launched a nation-wide drive NERPAP which will continue till mid-August, an official said here on Thursday.
"The 'Aadhaar' number and other contact detail seeding NERPAP (National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme) has been launched country-wide and it would continue till August 15," Tripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kumar Rakesh told reporters.
He said: "NERPAP was launched in most parts of the country on March 3. It would start in Tripura on April 1 through a door-to-door campaign. After completion of the programme, duplication of names of electors in the electoral list would be almost zero."
According to Election Commission statistics, 85 million names on India's electoral rolls are either fake or duplicate.
Rakesh said that under the Representation of People's Act, getting registered in the voters' list at more than one place is a punishable offence.
"To make NERPAP successful, special camps once a month on a Sunday, door-to-door campaign and various other types of publicity would be conducted to make the people aware and to participate in the programme," he added.
The booth-level officers would go to each household to distribute the form and to collect the information of the electors.
About the Supreme Court's direction not to make 'Aadhaar' number mandatory in providing government facilities, the official said it would not be a compulsion.
About 500 million of India's 850 million voters have Aadhaar numbers and the rest are expected to get them before this year-end.
Corona Vaccination: Who will get 45 cross corona vaccine from March 1, know everything in detail
The central government has announced to start a campaign to apply corona vaccine to people above 60 years of age from 1 March. Along with this, vaccines will also be applied to those who are 45 years
You will not be able to burst crackers on Diwali in Delhi, SC refuses to interfere in the decision of the Kejriwal government.
Delhi Firecrackers Ban: People waiting to burst crackers on Diwali in Delhi have got a shock. The Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the Delhi government's decision to ban the use of all types
Captain Miller Trailer: Dhanush's 'Captain Miller' is full of high-voltage action, The actor's swag seen in the trailer
Captain Miller Trailer Released: Dhanush is an actor of South cinema, who is known for his explosive action in films. In the coming time, Dhanush will be seen in the Tamil film 'Captain Miller'. Fans
Assassination of former Chief Justice of High Court in Pakistan: Terrorists shoot outside mosque in Balochistan; 42 terrorist attacks in a month
The former Chief Justice of the High Court was shot dead in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The attackers shot Muhammad Noor Maskanzai outside a mosque in Kharan district on Friday.
Uttarkashi Cloud Burst: The reason behind the devastation has come to light; this is why the debris, along with water, came down rapidly, not once but twice
Due to the rising water level in Kheer Ganga in Dharali of Uttarkashi, the market and surrounding areas were damaged. There, due to the low catchment area of the river and the steep slope, the water
JD-U to take action against Manjhi
Patna, March 13 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U would take action against former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi for violating the party whip by staying away from trust vote for Chief Minister Nitish
Ram Nath Kovind: Former President Kovind will live in Ram Vilas Paswan's bungalow, this will be the new address
Draupadi Murmu has become the new President of the country. He also took oath on Monday. After this, the term of Ramnath Kovind was completed. Now his new address will not be Rashtrapati Bhavan, but
IND vs ENG: 'The truth of baseball came out in front of everyone', former England captain's sharp attack on Stokes and his strategy
Former England batsman Michael Vaughan has criticized the 'baseball' tactics of the Ben Stokes-led side after their poor performance in the recently concluded third Test against India in Rajkot. India
Ukraine Helicopter Crash: Major helicopter accident in Ukraine, 16 people including Home Minister died
A major helicopter crash has taken place in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Brovary Town outside Ukraine's capital Kyiv. 16 people including Ukraine's Interior
PAK Prime Minister's audio leaked: Conversations of Shahbaz Sharif's official house surfaced, India also mentioned in this
The house of the Prime Minister of Pakistan is also not safe. Audio clips of meetings taking place here are leaking online. An audio clip of a meeting being held here is going viral. Apart from this,
