Haryana Govt declares paid holidays for voters in neighboring

Published on: 08 Apr 2024 at 05:27 PM

Haryana Govt declares paid holidays for voters in neighboring states

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, April 8

The Haryana Government has declared paid holidays for employees hailing from neighboring states who are registered voters there, to cast their vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha (General Elections) 2024.

A notification to this effect was issued by Chief Secretary T.V.S.N. Prasad.

Under the provisions of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the following dates have been designated as paid holidays for employees working in all Haryana Government offices, boards, corporations, educational institutions, as well as various factories, shops, commercial, and private establishments located in Haryana:

Uttar Pradesh: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, 2024

Uttarakhand: April 19, 2024

Rajasthan: April 19 and April 26, 2024

NCT Delhi: May 25, 2024

Himachal Pradesh: June 1, 2024

Punjab: June 1, 2024

UT Chandigarh: June 1, 2024

Additionally, employees and workers of various factories, shops, commercial, and private establishments located in Haryana who are registered voters in the aforementioned states/UTs will be entitled to a paid holiday under Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to exercise their franchise.

It is important to note that employees shall be entitled to paid leave only on the day of the poll in their respective parliamentary constituencies.

Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Anurag Agarwal said that citizens are also keeping a close watch through C-Vigil mobile app regarding the violations of the Model Code of Conduct implemented in view of the Lok Sabha general elections. Through the innovative C-Vigil mobile application, citizens are empowered to actively monitor and report violations of the Model Code of Conduct, ensuring fair and transparent elections.

Anurag Agarwal said that so far, 1204 complaints have been received on the C-Vigil mobile app in the state, which have been resolved within a specified time. He said that the public ensuring their participation in the system through the “C-Vigil” mobile app is a matter of pride.

He said that through the C-Vigil mobile app, the public is being empowered similar to election observers, enabling citizens to register complaints of violations of the Model Code of Conduct. Providing district-wise details, he said that the highest 317 complaints have been received from Sirsa district.

Similarly, 219 from Ambala, 46 from Bhiwani, 40 from Faridabad, 37 from Fatehabad, 78 from Gurugram, 46 from Hisar, 20 from Jhajjar, 22 each from Jind and Kaithal, 16 from Karnal, 31 from Kurukshetra, 3 from Mahendragarh, 36 from Mewat, 32 from Palwal, 67 from Panchkula, 5 from Panipat, 3 from Rewari, 34 from Rohtak, 87 from Sonipat, and 43 complaints from Yamunanagar have been received. Among these, 959 complaints were found to be valid and action was taken accordingly.

He appealed to the citizens to support in making the elections fair and transparent. This C-Vigil app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store for Android phones and from the App Store for iPhones, said Anurag Agarwal.

He said that citizens can take photos or record two-minute videos and upload them on this app. The photo or video will be uploaded on the app along with the GPS location. Complaints will be resolved within 100 minutes of registration.

He mentioned that flying squads and static surveillance teams have real-time information and teams will immediately reach the location from where the complaint is received on the C-Vigil app, informed Anurag Agarwal.